partners—in value, about 75% of imports by the industrial countries
_#_External debt: $1.0 trillion for less developed countries (1990 est.)
_#_Industrial production: growth rate 3% (1990 est.)
_#_Electricity: 2,864,000,000 kW capacity; 11,450,000 million kWh produced, 2,150 kWh per capita (1990)
_#_Industries: chemicals, energy, machinery, electronics, metals, mining, textiles, food processing
_#_Agriculture: cereals (wheat, maize, rice), sugar, livestock products, tropical crops, fruit, vegetables, fish
_#_Economic aid: NA
_*Communications #_Ports: Mina al Ahmadi (Kuwait), Chiba, Houston, Kawasaki, Kobe, Marseille, New Orleans, New York, Rotterdam, Yokohama
_*Defense Forces #_Branches: ground, maritime, and air forces at all levels of technology
_#_Manpower availability: males 15-49, 1,412,502,000; NA fit for military service