president, prime minister, deputy prime minister, Council of Ministers
(cabinet)
Legislative branch:
unicameral House of Representatives of the People (Camara de Representantes
del Pueblo)
Judicial branch:
Supreme Tribunal
Leaders:
Chief of State:
President Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO (since 3 August
1979)
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Cristino SERICHE BIOKO MALABO (since 15 August 1982); Deputy
Prime Minister Isidoro Eyi MONSUY ANDEME (since 15 August 1989)
Political parties and leaders:
only party - Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), Brig. Gen.
(Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, party leader; multipartyism legalized
in new constitution of November 1991, promulgated January 1992
Suffrage:
universal adult at age NA
Elections:
Chamber of People's Representatives:
last held 10 July 1988 (next to be held 10 July 1993); results - PDGE is the
only party; seats - (41 total) PDGE 41
President:
last held 25 June 1989 (next to be held 25 June 1996); results - President
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Teodoro OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO was reelected without
opposition
Member of:
ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, ILO,
IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS (associate), NAM, OAS (observer), OAU,
UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Damaso OBIANG NDONG; Chancery (temporary) 57 Magnolia Avenue,
Mount Vernon, NY 10553; telephone (914) 667-9664
US:
Ambassador John E. BENNETT; Embassy at Calle de Los Ministros, Malabo
(mailing address is P.O. Box 597, Malabo); telephone [240] (9) 2185, 2406,
2507; FAX [240] (9) 2164

:Equatorial Guinea Government

Flag:
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)

:Equatorial Guinea Economy

Overview:
The economy, destroyed during the regime of former President Macias NGUEMA,
is now based on agriculture, forestry, and fishing, which account for about
half of GDP and nearly all exports. Subsist