Imports: $131.5 million (f.o.b., 1996)

Imports—commodities: building materials, machinery and transportation equipment, metals, chemicals, rice, clothing, flour

Imports—partners: France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 20%

Debt—external: $NA

Economic aid—recipient: $107.7 million (1995); note?extensive
French financial assistance

Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes

Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1—5.65 (January 1999), 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996), 4.9915 (1995), 5.5520 (1994)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications

Telephones: 450