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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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1 296 500 |
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Rank in world trade, 2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2004) |
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1 649 329 |
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Merchandise |
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| GDP
(million current PPP US$, 2004) |
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7 123 712 |
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Commercial services |
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9 |
7 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
68 659 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
3 |
3 |
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| Trade
per capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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748 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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66.6 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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207 |
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| Exports
of goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
376 |
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of goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
378 |
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30 |
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| WTO
accession date |
11 December 2001 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) |
4.089 |
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Policy Review date |
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Import duties collected (%, 1996-1998): |
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in total tax revenue |
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| Tariff
binding coverage (%, 2010) |
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100.0 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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2.7 |
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Final bound |
Applied 2004 |
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Number of: |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
93 |
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goods (AOA) |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
1 - 0 |
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goods |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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duties (% of total tariff lines) |
0.0 |
0.5 |
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Number of contingency measures in
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
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| Share in total
imports, 2003 |
34.0 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
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Annual percentage change |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
593
326 |
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561
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| Share in world total
exports |
6.46 |
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Share in
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5.88 |
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By main
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| Agricultural
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Agricultural products |
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Fuels and mining products |
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15.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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1. Japan |
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2. European Union (25) |
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3. Taipei, Chinese |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
62 056
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18 |
34 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
71 602
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2.85
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Share in world total imports |
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| Transportation |
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Transportation |
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34.3 |
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| Travel |
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41.5 |
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Travel |
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Total |
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Total |
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| Patents granted,
2002 |
21 473 |
5 868 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
218
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169 904 |
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