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| Population
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1 079 721 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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current US$, 2004) |
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691 876 |
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Merchandise |
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30 |
24 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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3 362 960 |
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Commercial services |
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18 |
16 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2003) |
6 853 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
20 |
16 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2001-2003) |
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145 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
10 |
8 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2001-2003) |
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28.7 |
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1995-2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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168 |
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9 |
7 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
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240 |
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12 |
7 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
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190 |
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11 |
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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) |
0.913 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
19, 21 June 2002 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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18.8 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2005) |
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73.8 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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14.1 |
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Final bound |
Applied 2004 |
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Number of: |
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49.8
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29.1 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
37 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
114.5 |
37.4 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
8 - 5 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
34.3
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27.9 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
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0.0 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
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imports, 2001 |
2.1 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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1995-2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
75
558 |
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11 |
16 |
32 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
97
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37 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.82 |
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Share in
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1.02 |
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By main
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| Agricultural
products |
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11.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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7.0 |
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mining products |
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11.4 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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36.1 |
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| Manufactures |
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Manufactures |
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Union (25) |
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21.5 |
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1. European Union (25) |
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17.1 |
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States |
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16.5 |
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2. United States |
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6.3 |
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Emirates |
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8.8 |
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3. China |
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4. Switzerland |
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Unspecified origins |
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27.8 |
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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$) b |
38 361
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21 |
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| Commercial services imports (million US$) b |
38 969
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23 |
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2004 |
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1.76
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Share in world total imports |
1.83 |
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By
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| Transportation |
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11.6
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Transportation |
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34.6 |
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| Travel |
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13.9
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Travel |
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12.8 |
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commercial services |
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Other commercial services |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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| Patents
granted, 1999 |
2 160 |
633 |
1
527 |
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Marks registered, 1999 |
8 010 |
6 747 |
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