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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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68 738 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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75 148 |
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Merchandise |
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73 |
63 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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282 026 |
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Commercial services |
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31 |
43 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
3
922 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
53 |
44 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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637 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
19 |
26 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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52.2 |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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149 |
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5 |
3 |
4 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
127 |
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3 |
14 |
6 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
99 |
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0 |
0 |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession
date |
30 June 1995 |
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Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2006) |
0.242 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
26, 28 July 2005 |
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Import duties collected (%,
1995-1997): |
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in total tax revenue |
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20.3 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2007) |
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99.1 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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18.7 |
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tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2002 |
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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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36.6
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19.9 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
44 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
95.3
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22.5 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
0 - 1 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
27.7
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19.5 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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25 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.2 |
6.1 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
15 |
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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
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imports |
... |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
3 |
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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$) |
7 682 |
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9 |
31 |
25 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
12
831 |
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1 |
-13 |
18 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.08 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.13 |
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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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14.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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27.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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50.8 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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12.2 |
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| Manufactures |
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27.0 |
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Manufactures |
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51.8 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (25) |
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34.8 |
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1. European Union (25) |
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26.6 |
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| 2. United
States |
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7.4 |
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2. United States |
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10.3 |
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| 3. India |
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4.9 |
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3. China |
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5.1 |
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3.8 |
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4. Algeria |
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4.0 |
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5. Saudi Arabia |
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3.8 |
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15.5
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Unspecified origins |
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11.3 |
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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$) |
14
046 |
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6 |
19 |
30 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
7
470 |
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6 |
0 |
24 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.64
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Share in world total imports |
0.35 |
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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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| Transportation |
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28.6
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Transportation |
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40.0 |
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| Travel |
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43.6
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Travel |
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16.8 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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27.8
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Other commercial services |
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43.2 |
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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 |
757 |
117 |
640 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
2 134 |
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