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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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127 764 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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4 623 398 |
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Merchandise |
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4 |
6 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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3 774 086 |
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Commercial services |
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5 |
4 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
172
058 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
4 |
4 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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7 919 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
3 |
3 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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23.5 |
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Annual percentage change |
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2004
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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113 |
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1 |
3 |
3 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
147 |
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5 |
10 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100)
a |
129 |
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3 |
5 |
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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) |
5.945 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
25, 27 January 2005 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2001-2003): |
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in total tax revenue |
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1.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2004) |
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99.6 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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2.0 |
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| MFN
tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2004 |
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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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2.9 |
3.1 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
112 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
6.9 |
7.3 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
8 - 6 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
2.3 |
2.5 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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10 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
6.2 |
6.2 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
2 |
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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
... |
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| Share in total
imports, 2003 |
57.6 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
0 |
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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$) |
565
675 |
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3 |
13 |
20 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
454
542 |
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3 |
14 |
19 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
6.15 |
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Share in
world total imports |
4.76 |
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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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1.0 |
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Agricultural products |
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14.4 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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2.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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27.6 |
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| Manufactures |
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92.7 |
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Manufactures |
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56.3 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. United
States |
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22.7 |
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1. China |
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20.7 |
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| 2. European
Union (25) |
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15.8 |
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2. United States |
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14.0 |
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| 3. China |
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13.1 |
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3. European Union (25) |
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12.7 |
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| 4. Korea,
Republic of |
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7.8 |
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4. Korea, Republic of |
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4.8 |
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| 5. Taipei,
Chinese |
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7.4 |
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5. Australia |
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4.3 |
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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$) |
94 933
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4 |
8 |
25 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
134 012
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1 |
3 |
22 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
4.36
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Share in world total imports |
6.28 |
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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 principal services item |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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33.9
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Transportation |
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31.9 |
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| Travel |
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11.9
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Travel |
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28.5 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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54.3
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Other commercial services |
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39.6 |
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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 |
120
018 |
108 515 |
11
503 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
104
784 |
89 024 |
15 760 |
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