DP), Secundino Oyono Agueng Ada, general secretary;
Party of the Social Democratic Coalition (PCSD), Buenaventura Moswi
M'Asumu, general coordinater; Liberal Party (PL), leaders unknown;
Party of Progress (PP), Severo MOTO Nsa, president; Social Democratic
Party (PSD), Benjamin-Gabriel Balingha Balinga Alene, general
secretary; Socialist Party of Equatorial Guinea (PSGE), Tomas MICHEBE
Fernandez, general secretary; National Democratic Union (UDENA), Jose
MECHEBA Ikaka, president; Democratic Social Union (UDS), Jesus Nze
Obama Avomo, general secretary; Popular Union (UP), Juan Bitui,
president

Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, BDEAC, CEEAC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, IBRD,
ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT
(nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OAU,
UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Teodoro
Biyogo NSUE
chancery: (temporary) 57 Magnolia Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553
telephone: [1] (914) 738-9584, 667-6913
FAX: [1] (914) 667-6838

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Charge d'Affaires Joseph P. O'NEILL
embassy: Calle de Los Ministros, Malabo
mailing address: P.O. Box 597, Malabo
telephone: [240] (9) 21-85, 24-06, 25-07
FAX: [240] (9) 21-64

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: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing account for about half of
GDP and nearly all exports. Subsistence farming predominates. Although
pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for
hard currency earnings, the deterioration of the rural economy under
successive brutal regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led
growth. A number of aid programs sponsored by the World Bank and the
international donor community have failed to revitalize export
agriculture. Businesses for the most part are owned by government
officials and their family members. Commerce accounts for about 8% of
GDP and the construction, public works, and