2000 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 15

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Triangles $ABC$, $ABD$, and $EFG$ are all equilateral. Points $D$ and $G$ are midpoints of $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{AE}$, respectively. If $AB = 4$, what is the perimeter of figure $ABCDEFG$?

[asy] pair A,B,C,D,EE,F,G; A = (4,0); B = (0,0); C = (2,2*sqrt(3)); D = (3,sqrt(3)); EE = (5,sqrt(3)); F = (5.5,sqrt(3)/2); G = (4.5,sqrt(3)/2); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(D--EE--A); draw(EE--F--G); label("$A$",A,S); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$C$",C,N); label("$D$",D,NE); label("$E$",EE,NE); label("$F$",F,SE); label("$G$",G,SE);[/asy]

$\text{(A)}\ 12\qquad\text{(B)}\ 13\qquad\text{(C)}\ 15\qquad\text{(D)}\ 18\qquad\text{(E)}\ 21$