Tradle · Archive · Sunday, August 16, 2026

Tradle #1526 — Answer & Export Breakdown

Hints, difficulty, and the country for Tradle #1526.

ContinentAfrica
Starts withE
CapitalMalabo
Difficulty3/10

Tradle #1526 Hints & Country

#1526

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  1. 1Hint 1Region
    This country is in Middle Africa · Africa.
  2. 2Hint 2First letter
    The country starts with E.
  3. 3Hint 3Capital
    Its capital city is Malabo.
  4. 4Hint 4Top export
    Its single biggest export is Crude Petroleum.
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Tradle #1526 answer

🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea

Capital: Malabo · Middle Africa · Africa

Equatorial Guinea's Export Breakdown

The treemap Tradle #1526 was built from.

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What Equatorial Guinea exports

Share of total goods exports · 2024 · source OEC/BACI

  • Mineral products
  • Chemicals
  • Wood products
  • Metals

Top export partners

  • 🇨🇳 China 22.1%
  • 🇪🇸 Spain 15.5%
  • 🇮🇳 India 13.1%
  • 🇮🇹 Italy 6.7%
  • 🇯🇵 Japan 4.5%
  • 🇹🇭 Thailand 4.4%

Tradle #1526's treemap is led by Crude Petroleum (50.6%). That profile places it in Middle Africa · Africa, with China as its biggest buyer — pointing to Equatorial Guinea.

Reading a Tradle Export Treemap

Tradle scores geography, not spelling. Each tile in the treemap is a product the country exports, sized by its share of total exports and coloured by category. A map ruled by one giant tile — crude, gold, coffee — signals a specialised economy; a patchwork of small tiles signals a diversified one. On #1526 you read that fingerprint first, then use the distance and direction feedback to pin the country.

Tips to Solve Tradle Faster

  • Name the top category first. Minerals, machinery, agriculture, or textiles narrows the globe fast.
  • Trust the direction arrow. One wrong guess eliminates a whole region.
  • Read the top partner. The biggest buyer usually reveals the neighbourhood.
  • Open with big economies. Germany, China, the US map the board before you've spent three guesses.

Where Tradle #1526 Fits In

Puzzle #1526 ran on Sunday, August 16, 2026. Use the arrows above to step to the day before or after, or jump to any date from the full archive. New to the game? Our how-to-play guide walks through export treemaps and strategy, or grab today's Tradle answer.

Tradle #1526 FAQ

What is the answer to Tradle #1526?
Tradle #1526 (Sunday, August 16, 2026) is Equatorial Guinea. It's in Middle Africa · Africa and starts with E.
How hard was Tradle #1526?
We rated #1526 3/10 (Easy), based on how concentrated its exports are and how dominant its top trade partner is.
How do the hints work?
The hint ladder opens one clue at a time — region, first letter, capital, then top export — so you can nudge yourself toward the country without spoiling it.