commodities—fish, bananas, salt;

partners—Portugal, Angola, Algeria, France, Italy

_#_Imports: $107.8 million (c.i.f., 1989);

commodities—petroleum, foodstuffs, consumer goods, industrial products;

partners—Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, France, Brazil, FRG

_#_External debt: $150 million (December 1990 est.)

_#_Industrial production: growth rate 18% (1988 est.); accounts for 7% of GDP

_#_Electricity: 13,000 kW capacity; 15 million kWh produced, 40 kWh per capita (1990)

_#_Industry: fish processing, salt mining, clothing factories, ship repair, construction materials, food and beverage production

_#_Agriculture: accounts for 16% of GDP; largely subsistence farming; bananas are the only export crop; other crops—corn, beans, sweet potatoes, coffee; growth potential of agricultural sector limited by poor soils and limited rainfall; annual food imports required; fish catch provides for both domestic consumption and small exports