Industries: nickel mining and smelting
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - capacity: NA kW
Electricity - production: 1.12 billion kWh (1994)
Electricity - consumption per capita: 5,744 kWh (1995 est.)
Agriculture - products: vegetables; beef, other livestock products
Exports: total value: $528 million (f.o.b., 1995) commodities: nickel metal 24.5%, nickel ore partners: France 32.2%, Japan 23.5%, Germany 6.7%, US 3.6%, India 1.2%
Imports: total value : $980 million (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: foods, fuels, minerals, machines, electrical equipment partners: France 46.3%, ECE 14.9%, Australia 10.2%, Japan 6.3%, New Zealand 4.4%
Debt - external: $NA
Economic aid: recipient: ODA, $NA note: important support from France