Electricity—imports: 6.6 billion kWh (1996)

Agriculture—products: grain, sugar beets, sunflower seed, vegetables, fruits; beef, milk

Exports: $71.8 billion (1998 est.)

Exports—commodities: petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, wood and wood products, metals, chemicals, and a wide variety of civilian and military manufactures

Exports—partners: Ukraine, Germany, US, Belarus, other Western and less developed countries

Imports: $58.5 billion (1998 est.)

Imports—commodities: machinery and equipment, consumer goods,
medicines, meat, grain, sugar, semifinished metal products

Imports—partners: Europe, North America, Japan, and less
developed countries

Debt—external: $164 billion (yearend 1998)

Economic aid—recipient: $8.523 billion (1995)