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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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20
120 |
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Rank in world trade, 2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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631 256 |
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Merchandise |
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26 |
19 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
|
605 942 |
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Commercial services |
|
24 |
22 |
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| Current account
balance (million US$, 2004) |
- 40 021 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
17 |
12 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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10 358 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
12 |
12 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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39.5 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004 |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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138 |
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4 |
4 |
3 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
135 |
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4 |
... |
... |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
163 |
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7 |
... |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession
date |
1 January 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) |
1.113 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
23, 25 September 2002 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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2.3 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2000) |
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97.0 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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3.9 |
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| MFN
tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2003 |
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| Simple average
of ad-valorem duties |
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Number of: |
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| All goods |
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9.9 |
4.2 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
103 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
3.2 |
1.2 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
5 - 2 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
11.0 |
4.6 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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18 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.4 |
0.3 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
52 |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
2 |
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| Share in total
imports, 2004 |
47.4 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
0 |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004 |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
86 564 |
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6 |
8 |
23 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
109
384 |
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7 |
23 |
23 |
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2004 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.94 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.15 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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22.8 |
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Agricultural products |
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5.6 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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36.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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10.0 |
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| Manufactures |
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20.0 |
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Manufactures |
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80.4 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. Japan |
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16.8 |
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1. European Union (25) |
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23.4 |
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| 2. European
Union (25) |
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10.0 |
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2. United States |
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14.5 |
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| 3. China |
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8.3 |
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3. China |
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12.5 |
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| 4. United
States |
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7.2 |
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4. Japan |
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11.6 |
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| 5. Korea,
Republic of |
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6.9 |
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5. Singapore |
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4.4 |
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| Unspecified destinations |
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12.2
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Unspecified origins |
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1.8 |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004 |
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1995-2004 |
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2003 |
2004 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
25 719
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5 |
18 |
19 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
26
478 |
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5 |
18 |
26 |
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2004 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
1.18
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Share in world total imports |
1.24 |
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| Breakdown in
economy's total exports |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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22.7
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Transportation |
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35.1 |
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| Travel |
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53.1
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Travel |
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38.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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24.1
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Other commercial services |
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26.0 |
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| INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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| Patents
granted, 2002 |
14
496 |
1 675
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12
821 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
33
396 |
17 299 |
16 097 |
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| a Refers to 2002 values and to the average
annual percentage change for 1995-2002. |
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