The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ Day, 12 October (1968)

      Constitution:

      approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995

      Legal system:

      partly based on Spanish civil law and tribal custom; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August 1979 when he seized power in a military coup)

      head of government: Prime Minister Ignacio MILAM Tang (since 8 July 2008);

      cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (no term limits); election last held on 29 November 2009 (next to be held in 2016); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president

      election results: Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO reelected president; percent of vote - Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO 95.8%, Placido Mico ABOGO 3.6%; elections marred by widespread fraud

      Legislative branch:

      unicameral House of People's Representatives or Camara de Representantes del Pueblo (100 seats; members directly elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)

      elections: last held on 4 May 2008 (next to be held in 2012)

      election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PDGE 89, EC 10, CPDS 1

      note: Parliament has little power since the constitution vests all executive authority in the president

      Judicial branch:

      Supreme Tribunal

      Political parties and leaders:

      Convergence Party for Social Democracy or CPDS [Placido MICO Abogo];

       Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea or PDGE [Teodoro OBIANG

       NGUEMA MBASOGO] (ruling party); Electoral Coalition or EC; Party for

       Progress of Equatorial Guinea or PPGE [Severo MOTO]; Popular Action

       of Equatorial Guinea or APGE [Avelino MOCACHE]; Popular Union or UP

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      ASODEGUE (Madrid-based pressure group for democratic reform); Global

       Witness (anti-corruption)

      International organization participation:

      ACP, AfDB, AU, BDEAC, CEMAC, CPLP (associate), FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD,

       ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC,

       ITSO, ITU, MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,

       UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO (observer)

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Purificacion ANGUE ONDO

      chancery: 2020 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

      telephone: [1] (202) 518–5700

      FAX: [1] (202) 518–5252

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      chief of mission: Ambassador Alberto M. FERNANDEZ

      embassy: K-3, Carreterade Aeropuerto, al lado de Restaurante El Paraiso, Malabo; note - relocated embassy is opened for limited functions; inquiries should continue to be directed to the US Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon

      mailing address: B.P. 817, Yaounde, Cameroon; US Embassy Yaounde, US Department of State, Washington, DC 20521–2520

      telephone: [237] 2220–1500

      FAX: [237] 2220–1572

      Flag description:

      three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red, with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side and the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms has six yellow six-pointed stars (representing the mainland and five offshore islands) above a gray shield bearing a silk-cotton tree and below which is a scroll with the motto UNIDAD, PAZ, JUSTICIA (Unity, Peace, Justice); green symbolizes the jungle and natural resources, blue represents the sea that connects the mainland to the islands, white stands for peace, and red recalls the fight for independence

      National anthem:

      name: "Caminemos pisando la senda" (Let Us Tread the Path)

      lyrics/music: Atanasio Ndongo MIYONO/Atanasio Ndongo MIYONO or Ramiro Sanchez LOPEZ (disputed)

      note: adopted 1968

      Economy ::Equatorial Guinea

      Economy - overview:

      The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth but fluctuating oil prices have produced huge swings in GDP growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming is the dominate form of livelihood. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth (the government has stated its intention to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture). A number of aid programs sponsored by the World Bank and the IMF have been cut off since 1993 because of corruption and mismanagement. Government officials and their family members own most businesses, but corruption is rampant. Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. Growth remained strong in 2008, led by oil, but dropped in 2009–10, as the price of oil fell.

      GDP (purchasing power parity):

      $24.66 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 113 $24.18 billion (2009 est.)

      $22.96 billion (2008 est.)

      note: data are in 2010 US dollars

      GDP (official exchange rate):

      $14.55 billion (2010 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

      2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 152 5.3% (2009 est.)

      11.3% (2008 est.)

      GDP - per capita (PPP):

      $37,900 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 $38,200 (2009 est.)

      $37,200 СКАЧАТЬ