Agriculture—products: wheat, rice, other grains, sugar beets, fruits, nuts, cotton; dairy products, wool; caviar
Exports: $12.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Exports—commodities: petroleum 80%, carpets, fruits, nuts, hides, iron, steel
Exports—partners: Japan, Italy, Greece, France, Spain, South Korea
Imports: $13.8 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Imports—commodities: machinery, military supplies, metal works, foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, technical services, refined oil products
Imports—partners: Germany, Italy, Japan, UAE, UK, Belgium
Debt—external: $21.9 billion (1996 est.)
Economic aid—recipient: $116.5 million (1995)
Currency: 10 Iranian rials (IR) = 1 toman; note—domestic figures are generally referred to in terms of the toman