Exports—commodities: sugar, nickel, tobacco, shellfish, medical products, citrus, coffee
Exports—partners: Russia 27%, Canada 18%, Spain 8% (1998 est.)
Imports: $3 billion (c.i.f., 1998 est.)
Imports—commodities: petroleum, food, machinery, chemicals
Imports—partners: Spain 17%, France 9%, Canada 9% (1998 est.)
Debt—external: $10.1 billion (convertible currency, 1997); another $20 billion owed to Russia (1997)
Economic aid—recipient: $46 million (1997 est.)
Currency: 1 Cuban peso (Cu$) = 100 centavos
Exchange rates: Cuban pesos (Cu$) per US$1—1.0000 (nonconvertible, official rate, linked to the US dollar)
Fiscal year: calendar year