There are more than 40 ethnic groups in Gabon, but according to the country's 2003 census, the Pygmies account for only 0.1 percent of the population. Among the oldest inhabitants of Central Africa, the Pygmies have a semi-nomadic lifestyle that has persisted largely unchanged for thousands of years, with a livelihood focused on hunting, fishing, and gathering wild fruits and nuts. Yet because of such factors as urbanization and deforestation, many...
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Census-based profile of the Pygmies in Gabon
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census data