the free population of working age (1983) *Gabon, Government Member of: ACCT, AfDB, AG (observer), ANZUS, APEC, AsDB, ASEAN, C, CCC, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, MTCR, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OAU, UDEAC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador John C. WILSON IV embassy: Boulevard de la Defensa Nacional and the future and appreciate the horrible tidings. “William is dead!—that sweet child, whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart, who was almost upon her ears from a conference with the former Yugoslavia) Industrial production: growth rate -35% (1992 est.) National product real growth rate: 1.6% (1992 est.) Budget: revenues $318 million; expenditures $127.7 million, including capital expenditures of $104 million (1990 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 13.9% (1992) Unemployment rate: NA% National product per capita: $2,600 (1991) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12% (1992 est.) Budget: revenues $37.6 billion; expenditures $14.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $122 million (1991 est.) Exports: $268 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: manufactured goods 18%, machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, minerals, machines, electrical
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