Other parties include the Gabonese Progress Party and the National Rally of Woodcutters. Gabon is one of the most thinly populated countries in Africa. About half of the people of Gabon live in small villages along the coast, along the rivers, or in the thinly forested parts of the north. They plant bananas, cassava, and yams, their main food crops. The people also raise mangoes, oranges, and pineapples.
Some villagers also raise livestock for meat, and many catch fish in the rivers.
Libreville is the largest city. There are many ethnic groups in Gabon. The Fang, the most important group, live in the northern part of the country. Once fierce warriors, they were feared by other ethnic groups and by Europeans. They now dominate the national government.