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INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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25 209 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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117 776 |
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Merchandise |
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18 |
20 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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246 036 |
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Commercial services |
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29 |
29 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2003) |
13
381 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
12 |
13 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2001-2003) |
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8 288 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
17 |
18 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2001-2003) |
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210.5 |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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149 |
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5 |
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7 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
179 |
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7 |
6 |
15 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
148 |
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5 |
17 |
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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) |
1.273 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
16, 18 January 2006 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2001-2003): |
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in total tax revenue |
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5.4 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2005) |
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83.7 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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1.2 |
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tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2003 |
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Number of: |
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14.5
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8.4 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
73 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
12.2
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3.3 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
1 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
14.9
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9.1 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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25 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
4.5 |
0.9 |
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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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| Share in total
imports, 2001 |
80.8 |
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Safeguards (3 November 2005) |
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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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2004 |
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| Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$) |
126 511 |
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11 |
21 |
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105 283 |
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3 |
4 |
26 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
1.38 |
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Share in
world total imports |
1.10 |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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10.4 |
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Agricultural products |
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6.7 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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12.7 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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9.9 |
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| Manufactures |
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75.4 |
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Manufactures |
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79.4 |
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By main
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States |
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18.8 |
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1. Japan |
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16.1 |
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15.0 |
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2. United States |
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14.6 |
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Union (25) |
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12.6 |
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3. European Union (25) |
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12.1 |
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5. China |
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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$) |
17 218
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5 |
-9 |
28 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
19 142
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10 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.79
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Share in world total imports |
0.90 |
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By
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| Transportation |
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18.2
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Transportation |
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40.4 |
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| Travel |
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47.6
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Travel |
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16.1 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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34.2
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Other commercial services |
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Total |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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| Patents
granted, 1997 |
786 |
52 |
734 |
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Marks registered, 1997 |
3 619 |
1 082 |
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