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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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59 991 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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2 002 582 |
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Merchandise |
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5 |
4 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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1 744 352 |
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Commercial services |
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4 |
5 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
- 8 381 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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15 186 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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52.4 |
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Annual percentage change |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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121 |
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2 |
0 |
2 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
149 |
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5 |
-2 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
154 |
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6 |
0 |
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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) |
5.022 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
24, 26 July 2002 |
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Import duties collected: |
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in total tax revenue |
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... |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2004) |
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100.0 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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... |
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tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2005 |
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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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4.1 |
4.2 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
115 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
X |
5.9 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
26 - 21 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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22 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
6.0 |
5.9 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
167 |
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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
16 |
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| Share in total
imports, 2004 |
52.6 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
1 |
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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$)
b |
452 106 |
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... |
18 |
15 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)
b |
470 945 |
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21 |
18 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
4.92 |
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Share in
world total imports |
4.93 |
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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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11.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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9.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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4.6 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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12.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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81.9 |
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Manufactures |
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77.7 |
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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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66.3 |
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1. European Union (25) |
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61.9 |
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| 2. United
States |
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6.9 |
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2. United States |
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6.4 |
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3.1 |
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3. China |
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4.7 |
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1.6 |
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4. Japan |
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3.1 |
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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$) |
109 519
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3 |
15 |
12 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
96 452
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5 |
20 |
18 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
5.02
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Share in world total imports |
4.52 |
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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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23.4
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Transportation |
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27.2 |
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| Travel |
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37.2
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Travel |
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29.6 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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39.5
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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 |
53
415 |
10
899 |
42
516 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
9 219 |
... |
9 219 |
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