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<genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry xmlns:genc="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0" genc:schemaLocation="" xmlns:genc-cmn="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc-cmn" genc-cmn:schemaLocation="" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0/genc http://nsgreg-api.nga.mil/schema/genc/3.0.0/genc.xsd">
  <genc:encoding>
    <genc-cmn:char3Code>GAB</genc-cmn:char3Code>
    <genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/3/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:3:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char3CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:char2Code>GA</genc-cmn:char2Code>
    <genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/2/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:2:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:char2CodeURISet>
    <genc-cmn:numericCode>266</genc-cmn:numericCode>
    <genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURL>http://api.nsgreg.nga.mil/geo-political/GENC/n/3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURL>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURN>urn:us:gov:dod:nga:def:geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURN>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>geo-political:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBased>
      <genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>ge:GENC:n:3-19</genc-cmn:codespaceURNBasedShort>
    </genc-cmn:numericCodeURISet>
  </genc:encoding>
  <genc:name><![CDATA[GABON]]></genc:name>
  <genc:shortName><![CDATA[Gabon]]></genc:shortName>
  <genc:fullName><![CDATA[Gabonese Republic]]></genc:fullName>
  <genc:gencStatus>exception</genc:gencStatus>
  <genc:entryDate>2023-07-01</genc:entryDate>
  <genc:entryType>unchanged</genc:entryType>
  <genc:usRecognition>independent</genc:usRecognition>
  <genc:entryNotesOnNaming><![CDATA[The entry for this geopolitical entity is assigned the GENC status of 'Exception' because the GENC Standard specifies the full name "Gabonese Republic" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "the Gabonese Republic". The GENC Standard specifies the local short name for 'fr'/'fra' as "Gabon" where instead ISO 3166-1 specifies "Gabon (le)".]]></genc:entryNotesOnNaming>
  <genc:entryNotesOnTerritory/>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-1</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-2</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-3</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-4</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-5</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-6</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-7</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-8</genc:division>
  <genc:division codeSpace="as:GENC:6:3-19">GA-9</genc:division>
  <genc:localShortName>
    <genc:name><![CDATA[Gabon]]></genc:name>
    <genc:iso6393Char3Code>fra</genc:iso6393Char3Code>
  </genc:localShortName>
</genc:GeopoliticalEntityEntry>