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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)

Economy ::Equatorial Guinea

Economy - overview:

The discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. 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. No longer eligible for concessional financing because of large oil revenues, the government has been trying to agree on a "shadow" fiscal management program with the World Bank and IMF. Government officials and their family members own most businesses. Undeveloped natural resources include titanium, iron ore, manganese, uranium, and alluvial gold. Growth remained strong in 2008, led by oil.

GDP (purchasing power parity):

$23 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 $20.8 billion (2007 est.)

$16.98 billion (2006 est.)

note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):

$18.53 billion (2008 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

10.6% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 9 22.5% (2007 est.)

1.2% (2006 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$37,300 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 29 $34,700 (2007 est.)

$29,100 (2006 est.)

note: data are in 2008 US dollars

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 2.3%

industry: 93.7%

services: 3.9% (2008 est.)

Labor force: