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cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on thenomination of the prime minister

note: there is also a National Security Council that serves as an advisory body to the president and the cabinet

elections: president elected by the National Assembly for a seven-year term; election last held 5 May 2000 (next scheduled to be held NA May 2007); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Ahmed Necdet SEZER elected president on the third ballot; percent of National Assembly vote - 60%

note: president must have a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly on the first two ballots and a simple majority on the third ballot

Turkmenistan:chief of state: President and Chairman of the Cabinetof Ministers Saparmurat NIYAZOV (since 27 October 1990, when thefirst direct presidential election occurred); note - the presidentis both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President and Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Saparmurat NIYAZOV (since 27 October 1990, when the first direct presidential election occurred); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

note: NIYAZOV's term in office was extended indefinitely on 28 December 1999 by the Assembly (Majlis) during a session of the People's Council (Halk Maslahaty)

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 21 June 1992 (next scheduled to be held NA); note - President NIYAZOV was unanimously approved as president for life by the Assembly on 28 December 1999); deputy chairmen of the cabinet of ministers are appointed by the president

election results: Saparmurat NIYAZOV elected president without opposition; percent of vote - Saparmurat NIYAZOV 99.5%

Turks and Caicos Islands: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor Mervyn JONES (since 27 January 2000)

head of government: Chief Minister Derek H. TAYLOR (since 31 January 1995)

cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council

elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor

Tuvalu:chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),represented by Governor General Sir Tomasi PUAPUA (since 26 June1998)

head of government: Acting Prime Minister Lagitupu (of Nanumea)TUILIMU (since 8 December 2000); note - TUILIMU took over afterPrime Minister Ionatana IONATANA died suddenly of a heart attack on8 December 2000

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the recommendation of the prime minister

elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from the members of Parliament; election last held 27 April 1999 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results: results of the last election for prime minister - Ionatana IONATANA elected prime minister; percent of Parliament vote - NA%; Lagitupu (of Nanumea) TUILIMU elected deputy prime minister; percent of Parliament vote - NA%; note - Deputy Prime Minister Lagitupu (of Nanumea) TUILIMU became acting prime minister following the death of Prime Minister Ionatana IONATANA on 8 December 2000

Uganda:chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI(since seizing power 29 January 1986); note - the president is bothchief of state and head of government

head of government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 29 January 1986); Prime Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI (since 5 April 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators

elections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 12 March 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); note - first popular election for president since independence in 1962 was held in 1996; prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI electedpresident; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 69.3%,Kizza BESIGYE 27.8%

Ukraine:chief of state: President Leonid D. KUCHMA (since 19 July1994)

head of government: Prime Minister Anatoliy KINAKH (since 29 May2001), First Deputy Prime Minister Oleh DUBYNA (since 29 May 2001)

cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president and approved by the Supreme Council

note: there is also a National Security and Defense Council or NSDC originally created in 1992 as the National Security Council, but significantly revamped and strengthened under President KUCHMA; the NSDC staff is tasked with developing national security policy on domestic and international matters and advising the president; a Presidential Administration that helps draft presidential edicts and provides policy support to the president; and a Council of Regions that serves as an advisory body created by President KUCHMA in September 1994 that includes chairmen of the Kyyiv (Kiev) and Sevastopol' municipalities and chairmen of the oblasti

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 31 October and 14 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004); prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president and approved by the Supreme Council

election results: Leonid D. KUCHMA elected president; percent of vote - Leonid KUCHMA 57.7%, Petro SYMONENKO 38.8%

United Arab Emirates:chief of state: President ZAYID bin Sultan AlNuhayyan (since 2 December 1971), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi)(since 6 August 1966) and Vice President MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum(since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai)

head of government: Prime Minister MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai); Deputy Prime Minister SULTAN bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) which is composed of the seven emirate rulers; the council is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation, Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power; meets four times a year

elections: president and vice president elected by the FSC (a group of seven electors) for five-year terms; election last held NA October 1996 (next to be held NA October 2001); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president

election results: ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan reelected president;percent of FSC vote - NA, but believed to be unanimous; MAKTUM binRashid al-Maktum elected vice president; percent of FSC vote - NA%,but believed to be unanimous

United Kingdom:chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born14 November 1948)

head of government: Prime Minister Anthony C. L. (Tony) BLAIR (since 2 May 1997)

cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister

elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the prime minister is the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons (assuming there is no majority party, a prime minister would have a majority coalition or at least a coalition that was not rejected by the majority)

United States:chief of state: President George W. BUSH (since 20January 2001) and Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernment

head of government: President George W. BUSH (since 20 January 2001) and Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval

elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by a college of representatives who are elected directly from each state; president and vice president serve four-year terms; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)

election results: George W. BUSH elected president; percent ofpopular vote - George W. BUSH (Republican Party) 48%, Albert A.GORE, Jr. (Democratic Party) 48%, Ralph NADER (Green Party) 3%,other 1%

Uruguay:chief of state: President Jorge BATLLE (since 1 March2000) and Vice President Luis HIERRO (since 1 March 2000); note -the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Jorge BATLLE (since 1 March 2000) and Vice President Luis HIERRO (since 1 March 2000); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president with parliamentary approval

elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held 31 October 1999 with run-off election on 28 November 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)

election results: Jorge BATLLE elected president; percent of vote -Jorge BATLLE 52% in a runoff against Tabare VAZQUEZ 44%

Uzbekistan:chief of state: President Islom KARIMOV (since 24 March1990, when he was elected president by the then Supreme Soviet)

head of government: Prime Minister Otkir SULTONOV (since 21December 1995)

cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president withapproval of the Supreme Assembly

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 9 January 2000 (next to be held NA January 2005); note - extension of President KARIMOV's original term for an additional five years overwhelmingly approved - 99.6% of total vote in favor - by national referendum held 27 March 1995; prime minister and deputy ministers appointed by the president

election results: Islom KARIMOV reelected president; percent of vote - Islom KARIMOV 91.9%, Abdulkhafiz DZHALALOV 4.2%

Vanuatu:chief of state: President Father John BANI (since 25 March1999)

head of government: Prime Minister Edward NATAPEI (since 16 April2001); Deputy Prime Minister Serge VOHOR (since 16 April 2001)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to Parliament

elections: president elected for a four-year term by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regional councils for a five-year term; election for president last held 25 March 1999 (next to be held NA 2003); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by Parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held 16 April 2001 (next to be held NA 2002)

election results: Father John BANI elected president; percent of electoral college vote - NA%; Edward NATAPEI elected prime minister by Parliament with a total of 27 out of 52 votes

note: the government of Prime Minister Barak SOPE was ousted in ano confidence vote on 14 April 2001 and Edward NATAPEI was electedthe new prime minister by Parliament

Venezuela:chief of state: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3February 1999); Vice President Adina BASTIDAS Castillo; note - thepresident is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government: President Hugo CHAVEZ Frias (since 3 February 1999); Vice President Adina BASTIDAS Castillo; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 30 July 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)

election results: Hugo CHAVEZ Frias elected president; percent ofvote - 60%

note: government coalition - Patriotic Pole or Polo Patrioticoconsists of MVR, MAS, and PPT

Vietnam:chief of state: President Tran Duc LUONG (since 24September 1997) and Vice President Nguyen Thi BINH (since NA October1992)

head of government: Prime Minister Phan Van KHAI (since 25 September 1997); First Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan DUNG (since 29 September 1997); Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Cong TAN (since 29 September 1997), Nguyen Manh CAM (since 29 September 1997), and Pham Gia KHIEM (since 29 September 1997)

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the proposal of the prime minister and ratification of the National Assembly

elections: president elected by the National Assembly from among its members for a five-year term; election last held 25 September 1997 (next to be held when National Assembly meets following legislative elections in NA 2002); prime minister appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly; deputy prime ministers appointed by the prime minister

election results: Tran Duc LUONG elected president; percent ofNational Assembly vote - NA%

Virgin Islands:chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US(since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (Since 20January 2001)

head of government: Governor Dr. Charles Wesley TURNBULL (since 5January 1999) and Lieutenant Governor Gererd LUZ James II (since 5January 1999)

cabinet: NA

elections: US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 3 November 1998 (next to be held NA November 2002)

election results: Dr. Charles Wesley TURNBULL elected governor; percent of vote - Dr. Charles W. TURNBULL (Democrat) 58.9%, former Governor Roy L. SCHNEIDER (ICM) 41.1%

Wallis and Futuna:chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC ofFrance (since 17 May 1995), represented by High AdministratorChristian DORS (since NA)

head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly SoaneUHILA (since NA)

cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly

note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers

elections: French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly

Western Sahara:none

Yemen:chief of state: President Field Marshall Ali Abdallah SALIH(since 22 May 1990, the former president of North Yemen, assumedoffice upon the merger of North and South Yemen); Vice PresidentMaj. Gen. Abd al-Rab Mansur al-HADI (since 3 October 1994)

head of government: Prime Minister Abd al-Qadir BA JAMAL (since 4April 2001)

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on theadvice of the prime minister

elections: president elected by direct, popular vote for a five-year term (a new constitution amendment extends the term by two years to a seven-year term); election last held 23 September 1999 (next to be held NA 2006); vice president appointed by the president; prime minister and deputy prime ministers appointed by the president

election results: Ali Abdallah SALIH elected president; percent of vote: Ali Abdallah SALIH 96.3%, Najeeb Qahtan AL-SHAABI 3.7%

Yugoslavia:chief of state: President Vojislav KOSTUNICA (since 7October 2000)

head of government: Prime Minister Dragisa PESIC (since 24 July 2001); Deputy Prime Minister Miroljub LABUS (since 25 January 2001)

cabinet: Federal Executive Council

elections: president elected by direct popular vote for up to two, four-year terms; election last held 24 September 2000 (next to be held NA 2004); prime minister appointed by the president

election results: Vojislav KOSTUNICA elected president; percent of vote - Vojislav KOSTUNICA 55%, Slobodan MILOSEVIC 35%

Zambia:chief of state: President Frederick CHILUBA (since 2November 1991); Vice President Enoch KAVINDELE (since 4 May 2001);note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernment

head of government: President Frederick CHILUBA (since 2 November 1991); Vice President Enoch KAVINDELE (since 4 May 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 18 November 1996 (next to be held NA October 2001); vice president appointed by the president

election results: Frederick CHILUBA reelected president; percent ofvote - Frederick CHILUBA 72.5%, Dean MUNGO'MBA 12.6%, HumphreyMULEMBA 7%, Akashambatwa LEWANIKA 4.7%, Chama CHAKOMBOKA 3.2%

Zimbabwe:chief of state: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE(since 31 December 1987); Co-Vice Presidents Simon Vengai MUZENDA(since 31 December 1987) and Joseph MSIKA (since 23 December 1999);note - the president is both the chief of state and head ofgovernment

head of government: Executive President Robert Gabriel MUGABE (since 31 December 1987); Co-Vice Presidents Simon Vengai MUZENDA (since 31 December 1987) and Joseph MSIKA (since 23 December 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president; responsible to the House of Assembly

elections: presidential candidates nominated with a nomination paper signed by at least 10 registered voters (at least one from each province) and elected by popular vote; election last held 16-17 March 1996 (next to be held NA March 2002); co-vice presidents appointed by the president

election results: Robert Gabriel MUGABE reelected president;percent of electoral college vote - Robert Gabriel MUGABE 92.7%,Abel MUZOREWA 4.8%; Ndabaningi SITHOLE 2.4%

Taiwan:chief of state: President CHEN Shui-bien (20 May 2000) andVice President Annette LU (since 20 May 2000)

head of government: Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) CHANGChun-hsiung (since NA October 2000) and Vice Premier (Vice Presidentof the Executive Yuan) LAI In-jaw (since NA October 2000)

cabinet: Executive Yuan appointed by the president

elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 18 March 2000 (next to be held NA March 2004); premier appointed by the president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the premier

election results: CHEN Shui-bien elected president; percent of vote - CHEN Shui-bien (DPP) 39.3%, James SOONG (independent) 36.84%, LIEN Chan (KMT) 23.1%, HSU Hsin-liang (independent) 0.63%, LEE Ao (CNP) 0.13%

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@Exports

Afghanistan:$80 million (does not include opium) (1996 est.)

Albania:$310 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Algeria:$19.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

American Samoa:$500 million (1998)

Andorra:$58 million (f.o.b., 1998)

Angola:$7.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Anguilla:$4.5 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda:$38 million (1998)

Argentina:$26.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Armenia:$284 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Aruba:$2.2 billion (including oil reexports) (2000 est.)

Australia:$69 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Austria:$63.2 billion (2000 est.)

Azerbaijan:$1.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Bahamas, The:$376.8 million (2000 est.)

Bahrain:$5.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Bangladesh:$5.9 billion (2000)

Barbados:$260 million (2000 est.)

Belarus:$7.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Belgium:$181.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Belize:$235.7 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Benin:$396 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Bermuda:$56 million (2000 est.)

Bhutan:$154 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Bolivia:$1.26 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:$950 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Botswana:$2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Brazil:$55.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

British Virgin Islands:$6.2 million (2000 est.)

Brunei:$2.55 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Bulgaria:$4.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Burkina Faso:$220 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Burma:$1.3 billion (f.o.b., 1999)

Burundi:$32 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Cambodia:$942 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Cameroon:$2.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Canada:$272.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Cape Verde:$40 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Cayman Islands:$1.5 million (1998)

Central African Republic:$166 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Chad:$172 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Chile:$18 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

China:$232 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Christmas Island:$NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:$NA

Colombia:$14.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Comoros:$7.9 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:$960 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Congo, Republic of the:$2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Cook Islands:$3 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Costa Rica:$6.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire:$3.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Croatia:$4.3 billion (f.o.b., 1999)

Cuba:$1.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Cyprus:Greek Cypriot area: $1 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.); TurkishCypriot area: $51.1 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Czech Republic:$28.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Denmark:$50.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Djibouti:$260 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Dominica:$60.7 million (2000 est.)

Dominican Republic:$5.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Ecuador:$5.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Egypt:$7.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

El Salvador:$2.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Equatorial Guinea:$860 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Eritrea:$26 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Estonia:$3.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Ethiopia:$460 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):$7.6 million (1995)

Faroe Islands:$471 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Fiji:$537 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Finland:$44.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

France:$325 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

French Guiana:$155 million (f.o.b., 1997)

French Polynesia:$205 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Gabon:$3.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Gambia, The:$125.8 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Gaza Strip:$682 million (f.o.b., 1998 est.) (includes West Bank)

Georgia:$372 million (2000 est.)

Germany:$578 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Ghana:$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Gibraltar:$81.1 million (f.o.b., 1997)

Greece:$15.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Greenland:$276 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Grenada:$62.3 million (2000 est.)

Guadeloupe:$140 million (f.o.b., 1997)

Guam:$75.7 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Guatemala:$2.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Guernsey:$NA

Guinea:$820 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Guinea-Bissau:$80 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Guyana:$570 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Haiti:$186 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Honduras:$2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Hong Kong:$204 billion (including reexports; f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Hungary:$25.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Iceland:$2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

India:$43.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Indonesia:$64.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Iran:$25 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Iraq:$21.8 billion (2000 est.)

Ireland:$73.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Israel:$31.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Italy:$241.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Jamaica:$1.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Japan:$450 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Jersey:$NA

Jordan:$2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Kazakhstan:$8.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Kenya:$1.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Kiribati:$6 million (f.o.b., 1998)

Korea, North:$520 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Korea, South:$172.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Kuwait:$23.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Kyrgyzstan:$482 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Laos:$323 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Latvia:$2.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Lebanon:$700 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Lesotho:$175 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Liberia:$55 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Libya:$13.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Liechtenstein:$2.47 billion (1996)

Lithuania:$3.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Luxembourg:$7.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Macau:$2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: $1.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Madagascar:$538 million (f.o.b., 1998)

Malawi:$416 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Malaysia:$97.9 billion (2000 est.)

Maldives:$88 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Mali:$480 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Malta:$2 billion (f.o.b., 1999)

Man, Isle of:$NA

Marshall Islands:$28 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.)

Martinique:$250 million (f.o.b., 1997)

Mauritania:$333 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Mauritius:$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1999)

Mayotte:$3.44 million (f.o.b., 1997)

Mexico:$168 billion (f.o.b., 2000), includes in-bond industries(assembly plant operations)

Micronesia, Federated States of:$73 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

Moldova:$500 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Monaco:$NA; full customs integration with France, which collectsand rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU marketsystem through customs union with France

Mongolia:$454.3 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Montserrat:$1.5 million (1998)

Morocco:$7.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Mozambique:$390 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Namibia:$1.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Nauru:$25.3 million (f.o.b., 1991)

Nepal:$485 million (f.o.b., 1998), but does not include unrecordedborder trade with India

Netherlands:$210.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Netherlands Antilles:$276 million (f.o.b., 2000)

New Caledonia:$411 million (f.o.b., 1999)

New Zealand:$14.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Nicaragua:$631 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Niger:$385 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Nigeria:$22.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Niue:$117,500 (f.o.b., 1989)

Norfolk Island:$1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92)

Northern Mariana Islands:$NA

Norway:$59.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Oman:$11.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Pakistan:$8.6 billion (f.o.b., FY99/00)

Palau:$14.3 million (f.o.b., 1996)

Panama:$5.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Papua New Guinea:$2.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Paraguay:$3.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Peru:$7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Philippines:$38 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Pitcairn Islands:$NA

Poland:$28.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Portugal:$26.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Puerto Rico:$38.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Qatar:$9.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Reunion:$214 million (f.o.b., 1997)

Romania:$11.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Russia:$105.1 billion (2000 est.)

Rwanda:$68.4 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Saint Helena:$704,000 (f.o.b., 1995)

Saint Kitts and Nevis:$53.2 million (2000 est.)

Saint Lucia:$68.3 million (2000 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon:$12 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:$53.7 million (2000 est.)

Samoa:$17 million (f.o.b., 2000)

San Marino:trade data are included with the statistics for Italy

Sao Tome and Principe:$3.2 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Saudi Arabia:$81.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Senegal:$959 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Seychelles:$111 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Sierra Leone:$65 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Singapore:$137 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Slovakia:$12 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Slovenia:$8.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Solomon Islands:$165 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Somalia:$186 million (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

South Africa:$30.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Spain:$120.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Sri Lanka:$5.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Sudan:$1.7 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Suriname:$443 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Svalbard:$NA

Swaziland:$881 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Sweden:$95.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Switzerland:$91.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Syria:$4.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Tajikistan:$761 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Tanzania:$937 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Thailand:$68.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Togo:$336 million (f.o.b., 2000)

Tokelau:$98,000 (f.o.b., 1983)

Tonga:$8 million (f.o.b., 1998)

Trinidad and Tobago:$3.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Tunisia:$6.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Turkey:$26.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Turkmenistan:$2.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands:$4.7 million (1993)

Tuvalu:$165,000 (f.o.b., 1989)

Uganda:$500.1 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Ukraine:$14.6 billion (2000 est.)

United Arab Emirates:$46 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

United Kingdom:$282 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

United States:$776 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Uruguay:$2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Uzbekistan:$2.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Vanuatu:$25.3 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Venezuela:$32.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Vietnam:$14.3 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Virgin Islands:$NA

Wallis and Futuna:$250,000 (f.o.b., 1999)

West Bank:$682 million (includes Gaza Strip) (f.o.b., 1998 est.)

Western Sahara:$NA

World:$6 trillion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Yemen:$4.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Yugoslavia:$1.5 billion (1999)

Zambia:$928 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Zimbabwe:$1.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Taiwan:$148.38 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

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@Exports - commodities

Afghanistan:opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool,cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems

Albania:textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores,crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco

Algeria:petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%

American Samoa:canned tuna 93%

Andorra:tobacco products, furniture

Angola:crude oil 90%, diamonds, refined petroleum products, gas,coffee, sisal, fish and fish products, timber, cotton

Anguilla:lobster, fish, livestock, salt

Antigua and Barbuda:petroleum products 48%, manufactures 23%,machinery and transport equipment 17%, food and live animals 4%,other 8%

Argentina:edible oils, fuels and energy, cereals, feed, motorvehicles

Armenia:diamonds, scrap metal, machinery and equipment, brandy,copper ore

Aruba:live animals and animal products, art and collectibles,machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment

Australia:coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat,machinery and transport equipment

Austria:machinery and equipment, paper and paperboard, metal goods,chemicals, iron and steel; textiles, foodstuffs

Azerbaijan:oil and gas 75%, machinery, cotton, foodstuffs

Bahamas, The:pharmaceuticals, cement, rum, crawfish, refinedpetroleum products

Bahrain:petroleum and petroleum products 61%, aluminum 7%

Bangladesh:garments, jute and jute goods, leather, frozen fish andseafood

Barbados:sugar and molasses, rum, other foods and beverages,chemicals, electrical components, clothing

Belarus:machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, textiles,foodstuffs

Belgium:machinery and equipment, chemicals, diamonds, metals andmetal products

Belize:sugar, bananas, citrus, clothing, fish products, molasses,wood

Benin:cotton, crude oil, palm products, cocoa

Bermuda:reexports of pharmaceuticals

Bhutan:cardamom, gypsum, timber, handicrafts, cement, fruit,electricity (to India), precious stones, spices

Bolivia:soybeans, natural gas, zinc, gold, wood

Bosnia and Herzegovina:NA

Botswana:diamonds 72%, vehicles, copper, nickel, meat (1998)

Brazil:manufactures, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee

British Virgin Islands: rum, fresh fish, fruits, animals; gravel, sand

Brunei:crude oil, natural gas, refined products

Bulgaria:clothing, footwear, iron and steel, machinery andequipment, fuels

Burkina Faso:cotton, animal products, gold

Burma:apparel 36%, foodstuffs 22%, wood products 21%, preciousstones 5% (1999)

Burundi:coffee, tea, sugar, cotton, hides

Cambodia:timber, garments, rubber, rice, fish

Cameroon:crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans,aluminum, coffee, cotton

Canada:motor vehicles and parts, newsprint, wood pulp, timber,crude petroleum, machinery, natural gas, aluminum,telecommunications equipment, electricity

Cape Verde:fuel, shoes, garments, fish, bananas, hides

Cayman Islands:turtle products, manufactured consumer goods

Central African Republic:diamonds, timber, cotton, coffee, tobacco

Chad:cotton, cattle, textiles

Chile:copper, fish, fruits, paper and pulp, chemicals

China:machinery and equipment; textiles and clothing, footwear,toys and sporting goods; mineral fuels

Christmas Island:phosphate

Cocos (Keeling) Islands:copra

Colombia:petroleum, coffee, coal, apparel, bananas, cut flowers

Comoros:vanilla, ylang-ylang, cloves, perfume oil, copra

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:diamonds, copper, coffee, cobalt,crude oil

Congo, Republic of the:petroleum 50%, lumber, plywood, sugar,cocoa, coffee, diamonds

Cook Islands:copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee;fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing

Costa Rica:coffee, bananas, sugar; pineapples; textiles, electroniccomponents, medical equipment

Cote d'Ivoire:cocoa 33%, coffee, tropical woods, petroleum, cotton,bananas, pineapples, palm oil, cotton, fish (1999)

Croatia:transport equipment, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels

Cuba:sugar, nickel, tobacco, fish, medical products, citrus, coffee

Cyprus:Greek Cypriot area: citrus, potatoes, grapes, wine, cement,clothing and shoes; Turkish Cypriot area: citrus, potatoes, textiles

Czech Republic:machinery and transport equipment 44%, othermanufactured goods 40%, chemicals 7%, raw materials and fuel 7%(1999)

Denmark:machinery and instruments, meat and meat products, dairyproducts, fish, chemicals, furniture, ships, windmills

Djibouti:reexports, hides and skins, coffee (in transit)

Dominica:bananas, soap, bay oil, vegetables, grapefruit, oranges

Dominican Republic: ferronickel, sugar, gold, silver, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, meats

Ecuador:petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cocoa, cut flowers, fish

Egypt:crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metalproducts, chemicals

El Salvador:offshore assembly exports, coffee, sugar, shrimp,textiles, chemicals, electricity

Equatorial Guinea:petroleum, timber, cocoa

Eritrea:livestock, sorghum, textiles, food, small manufactures

Estonia:machinery and equipment 24%, wood products 20%, textiles17%, food products 9%, metals, chemical products (1999)

Ethiopia:coffee, gold, leather products, oilseeds, qat

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):wool, hides, meat

Faroe Islands:fish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships (1999)

Fiji:sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish

Finland:machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals; timber, paper,pulp

France:machinery and transportation equipment, aircraft, plastics,chemicals, pharmaceutical products, iron and steel, beverages

French Guiana:shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing

French Polynesia: cultured pearls 50%, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat (1997)

Gabon:crude oil 75%, timber, manganese, uranium (1998)

Gambia, The:peanuts and peanut products, fish, cotton lint, palmkernels

Gaza Strip:citrus, flowers

Georgia:citrus fruits, tea, wine, other agricultural products;diverse types of machinery and metals; chemicals; fuel reexports;textiles

Germany:machinery, vehicles, chemicals, metals and manufactures,foodstuffs, textiles

Ghana:gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore,diamonds

Gibraltar:(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods41%, other 8%

Greece:manufactured goods, food and beverages, petroleum products

Greenland:fish and fish products 94%

Grenada:bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace

Guadeloupe:bananas, sugar, rum

Guam:mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products;construction materials, fish, food and beverage products

Guatemala:coffee, sugar, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom,meat, apparel, petroleum, electricity

Guernsey:tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant,other vegetables

Guinea:bauxite, alumina, gold, diamonds, coffee, fish, agriculturalproducts

Guinea-Bissau:cashew nuts 70%, shrimp, peanuts, palm kernels, sawnlumber (1996)

Guyana:sugar, gold, bauxite/alumina, rice, shrimp, molasses, rum,timber

Haiti:manufactures, coffee, oils, mangoes

Honduras:coffee, bananas, shrimp, lobster, meat; zinc, lumber

Hong Kong:clothing, textiles, footwear, electrical appliances,watches and clocks, toys

Hungary:machinery and equipment 59.5%, other manufactures 29.4%,food products 6.9%, raw materials 2.4%, fuels and electricity 1.8%(2000)

Iceland:fish and fish products 70%, animal products, aluminum,diatomite, ferrosilicon

India:textile goods, gems and jewelry, engineering goods,chemicals, leather manufactures

Indonesia:oil and gas, plywood, textiles, rubber

Iran:petroleum 85%, carpets, fruits and nuts, iron and steel,chemicals

Iraq:crude oil

Ireland:machinery and equipment, computers, chemicals,pharmaceuticals; live animals, animal products

Israel:machinery and equipment, software, cut diamonds,agricultural products, chemicals, textiles and apparel

Italy:engineering products, textiles and clothing, productionmachinery, motor vehicles, transport equipment, chemicals; food,beverages and tobacco; minerals and nonferrous metals

Jamaica:alumina, bauxite; sugar, bananas, rum

Japan:motor vehicles, semiconductors, office machinery, chemicals

Jersey:light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles

Jordan:phosphates, fertilizers, potash, agricultural products,manufactures

Kazakhstan:oil 40%, ferrous and nonferrous metals, machinery,chemicals, grain, wool, meat, coal

Kenya:tea, coffee, horticultural products, petroleum products,fish, cement

Kiribati:copra 62%, coconuts, seaweed, fish

Korea, North:minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures(including armaments); agricultural and fishery products

Korea, South:electronic products, machinery and equipment, motorvehicles, steel, ships; textiles, clothing, footwear; fish

Kuwait:oil and refined products, fertilizers

Kyrgyzstan:cotton, wool, meat, tobacco; gold, mercury, uranium,hydropower; machinery; shoes

Laos:wood products, garments, electricity, coffee, tin

Latvia:wood and wood products, machinery and equipment, metals,textiles, foodstuffs

Lebanon:foodstuffs and tobacco, textiles, chemicals, preciousstones, metal and metal products, electrical equipment and products,jewelry, paper and paper products

Lesotho:manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wooland mohair, food and live animals (1998)

Liberia:diamonds, iron ore, rubber, timber, coffee, cocoa

Libya:crude oil, refined petroleum products

Liechtenstein:small specialty machinery, dental products, stamps,hardware, pottery

Lithuania:machinery and equipment 22%, mineral products 15%,chemicals 12%, textiles and clothing, foodstuffs (1999)

Luxembourg:machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals,rubber products, glass

Macau:textiles, clothing, toys, electronics, cement, footwear,machinery

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:food, beverages,tobacco; miscellaneous manufactures, iron and steel

Madagascar:coffee, vanilla, shellfish, sugar; cotton cloth,chromite, petroleum products

Malawi:tobacco, tea, sugar, cotton, coffee, peanuts, wood products

Malaysia:electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas,chemicals, palm oil, wood and wood products, rubber, textiles

Maldives:fish, clothing

Mali:cotton 50%, gold, livestock (1999 est.)

Malta:machinery and transport equipment, manufactures

Man, Isle of:tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb

Marshall Islands:fish, coconut oil, trochus shells

Martinique:refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples

Mauritania:iron ore, fish and fish products, gold

Mauritius:clothing and textiles, sugar, cut flowers, molasses

Mayotte:ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts,coffee, cinnamon

Mexico:manufactured goods, oil and oil products, silver, fruits,vegetables, coffee, cotton

Micronesia, Federated States of:fish, garments, bananas, blackpepper

Moldova:foodstuffs 57%, wine, tobacco; textiles and footwear,machinery (1999)

Mongolia:copper, livestock, animal products, cashmere, wool, hides,fluorspar, other nonferrous metals

Montserrat:electronic components, plastic bags, apparel, hotpeppers, live plants, cattle

Morocco:phosphates and fertilizers, food and beverages, minerals

Mozambique:prawns 40%, cashews, cotton, sugar, citrus, timber; bulkelectricity (2000)

Namibia:diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle,processed fish, karakul skins

Nauru:phosphates

Nepal:carpets, clothing, leather goods, jute goods, grain

Netherlands:machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Netherlands Antilles:petroleum products

New Caledonia:ferronickels, nickel ore, fish

New Zealand:dairy products, meat, fish, wool, forestry products,manufactures

Nicaragua:coffee, shrimp and lobster, cotton, tobacco, beef, sugar,bananas; gold

Niger:uranium ore 65%, livestock products, cowpeas, onions (1998est.)

Nigeria:petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber

Niue:canned coconut cream, copra, honey, passion fruit products,pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts

Norfolk Island:postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine andKentia palm, small quantities of avocados

Northern Mariana Islands:garments

Norway:petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment,metals, chemicals, ships, fish


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