$NA

Stock of domestic credit:

$369.6 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 22 $100.9 billion (31 December 2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$NA (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 41 $166.1 billion (31 December 2007)

$79.52 billion (31 December 2006)

Agriculture - products:

wine, grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, fruits; dairy products, livestock products

Industries:

banking and financial services, iron and steel, information technology, telecommunications, cargo transportation, food processing, chemicals, metal products, engineering, tires, glass, aluminum, tourism

Industrial production growth rate:

1.7% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 113

Electricity - production:

2.696 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 130

Electricity - consumption:

6.525 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

Electricity - exports:

2.483 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Electricity - imports:

6.83 billion kWh (2008 est.)

Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 142

Oil - consumption:

59,140 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 93

Oil - exports:

168 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 132

Oil - imports:

60,030 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 82

Oil - proved reserves:

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 110

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

Natural gas - consumption:

1.255 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 86

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2008) country comparison to the world: 160

Natural gas - imports:

1.255 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 52

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 167

Current account balance:

$2.979 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 $4.928 billion (2007 est.)

Exports:

$21.43 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 $18.26 billion (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

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

Exports - partners:

Germany 21.8%, France 17.4%, Belgium 10%, Italy 6.9%, UK 6.5%,
Netherlands 6%, Spain 4.9% (2008)

Imports:

$27.73 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 $23.09 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods

Imports - partners:

Belgium 28%, Germany 24%, China 18.9%, France 10%, Netherlands 4.8% (2008)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$397.8 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 138 $205.5 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$2.02 trillion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 10 $NA (31 December 2007)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$11.21 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 81

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: