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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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57 573 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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1 672 302 |
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Merchandise |
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7 |
7 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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1 621 372 |
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Commercial services |
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7 |
6 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
- 15 137 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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12 755 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
- |
- |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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51.0 |
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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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114 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
115 |
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-4 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
135 |
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-1 |
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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) |
3.995 |
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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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tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2005 |
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Number of: |
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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) |
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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$) |
353 782 |
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5 |
18 |
18 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
355 300 |
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20 |
19 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
3.85 |
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Share in
world total imports |
3.72 |
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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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7.3 |
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Agricultural products |
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12.3 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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3.9 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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13.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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87.1 |
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Manufactures |
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69.2 |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (25) |
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59.5 |
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1. European Union (25) |
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59.7 |
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| 2. United
States |
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7.8 |
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2. China |
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4.1 |
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4.1 |
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3. United States |
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3.5 |
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4. Switzerland |
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3.3 |
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Federation |
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1.7 |
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5. Russian Federation |
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2.3 |
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1.2
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Unspecified origins |
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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$) |
82 484
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3 |
19 |
17 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
80 412
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4 |
20 |
10 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
3.78
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Share in world total imports |
3.77 |
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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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16.9
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Transportation |
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24.4 |
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| Travel |
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42.9
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Travel |
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25.4 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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40.2
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Other commercial services |
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50.2 |
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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 |
34
899 |
1
285 |
33
614 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
9 385 |
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9 385 |
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