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| BASIC
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| Population
(thousands, 2004) |
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82 162 |
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Rank in world trade,
2004 |
Exports |
Imports |
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| GDP (million
current US$, 2004) |
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45 210 |
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Merchandise |
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50 |
44 |
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| GDP (million
current PPP US$, 2004) |
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222 172 |
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Commercial services |
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54 |
51 |
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| Current
account balance (million US$, 2002) |
- 604 |
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Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade |
34 |
28 |
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| Trade per
capita (US$, 2000-2002) |
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467 |
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Commercial serv. excl. intra-EU trade |
36 |
34 |
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| Trade to GDP
ratio (2000-2002) |
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112.6 |
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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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185 |
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7 |
7 |
7 |
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| Exports of
goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
410 |
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17 |
21 |
17 |
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goods and services (volume, 1995=100) |
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28 |
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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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- |
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| Trade Policy
Review date |
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Import duties collected (%,
1998-2000): |
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in total tax revenue |
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21.7 |
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coverage |
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to total merchandise imports |
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7.9 |
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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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16.8 |
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GATS services sectors with commitments |
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| Agricultural
goods (AOA) |
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24.5 |
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Dispute rulings (complainant - defendant) |
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| Non-agricultural
goods |
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15.7 |
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Notifications outstanding (CRN) |
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| Non ad-valorem duties (% of total tariff
lines) |
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0.4 |
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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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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$) |
26
504 |
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19 |
21 |
32 |
| Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$) |
31
954 |
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16 |
28 |
27 |
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2004 a |
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2004 a |
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| Share in world total
exports |
0.29 |
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Share in
world total imports |
0.33 |
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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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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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Manufactures |
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By main
origin |
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| 1. European
Union (25) |
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19.9 |
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1. China |
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12.4 |
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| 2. United
States |
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19.6 |
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2. Japan |
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3. Taipei, Chinese |
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4. Singapore |
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5. Korea, Republic of |
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| COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE |
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Value |
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Annual percentage change |
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2002
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1995-2002 |
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2001 |
2002 |
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| Commercial services exports (million US$) |
2
948 |
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5 |
4 |
5 |
| Commercial services imports (million US$) |
3
698 |
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9 |
4 |
9 |
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2002
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2002 |
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| Share in world total exports |
0.18
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Share in world total imports |
0.23 |
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Breakdown in economy's total imports |
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By
principal services item |
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| Transportation |
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Transportation |
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| Travel |
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Travel |
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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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| Patents
granted, 2000 |
727 |
12 |
715 |
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Marks registered, 2002 |
1 671 |
... |
1 671 |
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