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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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82 987 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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86
429 |
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Merchandise |
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39 |
41 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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378 225 |
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Commercial services |
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52 |
50 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2004) |
2 080 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
25 |
25 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2002-2004) |
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1 036 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
34 |
33 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2002-2004) |
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104.4 |
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1995-2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
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| Real GDP (1995=100) |
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143 |
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4 |
5 |
6 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
154 |
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5 |
4 |
14 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
145 |
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10 |
6 |
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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) |
0.497 |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
5, 7 July 2005 |
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Import duties collected (%,
2002-2004): |
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in total tax revenue |
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19.9 |
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| Tariff binding
coverage (%, 2005) |
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66.8 |
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to total merchandise imports |
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5.0 |
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tariffs |
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Final bound |
Applied 2004 |
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| Simple average
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Number of: |
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25.6
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6.3 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
51 |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
34.7
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9.5 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
1 - 0 |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
23.4
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5.8 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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19 |
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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) |
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imports |
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Countervailing duties (30 June 2005) |
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| Share in total
imports, 2003 |
46.7 |
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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$) |
39
689 |
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10 |
1 |
7 |
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42
345 |
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2004
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2004 |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.43 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.44 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By main
commodity group (ITS) |
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| Agricultural
products |
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6.5 |
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Agricultural products |
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8.1 |
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| Fuels and
mining products |
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3.5 |
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Fuels and mining products |
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16.5 |
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| Manufactures |
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89.9 |
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Manufactures |
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75.2 |
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By main
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| 1. Japan |
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20.1 |
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1. United States |
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18.8 |
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| 2. United
States |
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18.2 |
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2. Japan |
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17.4 |
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Union (25) |
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17.2 |
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3. European Union (25) |
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China |
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7.9 |
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4. Singapore |
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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$) |
4
101 |
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9 |
24 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
5
081 |
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19 |
5 |
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2004 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.19
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Share in world total imports |
0.24 |
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By
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| Transportation |
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27.3
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Transportation |
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48.1 |
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| Travel |
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49.1
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Travel |
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25.9 |
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| Other
commercial services |
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23.6
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Other commercial services |
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Total |
Residents |
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Total |
Residents |
Non-residents |
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| Patents
granted, 2000 |
566 |
8 |
558 |
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Marks registered, 2000 |
3 933 |
696 |
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