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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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792 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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2 412 |
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Merchandise |
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160 |
171 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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11 208 |
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Commercial services |
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152 |
177 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2001) |
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82 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
136 |
147 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 1999-2001) |
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200 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
128 |
153 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (1999-2001) |
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64.2 |
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2004
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1995-2004 |
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2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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169 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
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| TRADE POLICY |
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| WTO accession
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Observer |
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Contribution to WTO budget |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
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Import duties collected: |
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in total tax revenue |
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coverage |
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to total merchandise imports |
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Final bound |
Applied 2001 |
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| Simple average
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Number of: |
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| All goods |
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9.6 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
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goods (AOA) |
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18.9 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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8.2 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping |
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imports |
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imports |
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Safeguards |
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| MERCHANDISE TRADE |
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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$) |
361 |
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21 |
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506 |
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-2 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.00 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.01 |
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| Breakdown in
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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| By main commodity group (ITS) |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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Agricultural products |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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Fuels and mining products |
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Manufactures |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2003
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1995-2003 |
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2002 |
2003 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
121 |
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20 |
-20 |
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45 |
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688 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.01
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Share in world total imports |
0.00 |
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By
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| Transportation |
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20.9
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Transportation |
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12.1 |
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| Travel |
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69.2
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Travel |
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| Other
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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... |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
691 |
19 |
672 |
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