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March 2006 |
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| BASIC
INDICATORS |
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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152 061 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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96 115 |
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Merchandise |
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63 |
53 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
|
336 050 |
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Commercial services |
|
78 |
49 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
- 817 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
44 |
35 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
|
209 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
55 |
32 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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37.3 |
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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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138 |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
155 |
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5 |
28 |
-3 |
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| Imports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
112 |
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1 |
11 |
0 |
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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) |
0.153 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
23, 25 January 2002 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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13.0 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2004) |
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44.3 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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8.3 |
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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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52.4
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16.5 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
45 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
97.1
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18.7 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
2 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
35.3
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16.2 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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22 |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Number of contingency measures in force: |
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Anti-dumping (30 June 2005) |
7 |
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| MFN duty free
imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
... |
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| Share in total
imports, 2004 |
0.3 |
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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$) |
13
379 |
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6 |
20 |
12 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
17
949 |
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5 |
16 |
38 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.15 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.19 |
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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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11.7 |
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Agricultural products |
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16.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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3.0 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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24.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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85.2 |
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Manufactures |
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57.1 |
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| By main destination |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (25) |
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30.1 |
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1. European Union (25) |
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14.0 |
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| 2. United
States |
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23.3 |
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2. Saudi Arabia |
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11.5 |
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| 3. United Arab
Emirates |
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7.9 |
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3. United Arab Emirates |
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10.0 |
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| 4. Hong Kong,
China |
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4.4 |
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4. United States |
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9.6 |
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| 5. Afghanistan |
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3.5 |
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5. China |
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8.3 |
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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$) |
1
719 |
|
2 |
-1 |
16 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
... |
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... |
48 |
... |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.08
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Share in world total imports |
... |
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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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54.7
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Transportation |
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... |
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| Travel |
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10.4
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Travel |
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... |
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| Other
commercial services |
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34.9
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Other commercial services |
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... |
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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, 2001 |
350 |
12 |
338 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
1 954 |
589 |
1 365 |
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