CapitalMalabo; note - Malabo is on the island of Bioko; some months of the year, the government operates out of Bata on the mainland region.
Government typepresidential republic
Chief of statePresident OBIANG Nguema Mbasogo (since 3 August 1979)
Natural resourcespetroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay
Industriespetroleum, natural gas, sawmilling
Export partnersChina 27%, Netherlands 12%, Spain 10%, Italy 7%, Germany 6% (2023)
Import partnersChina 20%, Spain 17%, USA 10%, Gabon 5%, UK 5% (2023)
