The oil
10.01.2010
Since the mid 1990s the former Spanish colony has become one of sub-Sahara's biggest oil producers and in 2004 was said to have the world's fastest-growing economy.
Equatorial Guinea (1) -- Analyses -- 2010
The UN human development index
10.01.2010
Few people have benefited from the oil riches and the country ranks near the bottom of the UN human development index.
The UN says that less than half the population has access to clean drinking water and that 20 percent of children die before reaching five.