Exports—commodities: shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing
Exports—partners: France 60%, EU 7% (1994)
Imports: $600 million (c.i.f., 1997)
Imports—commodities: food (grains, processed meat), machinery and
transport equipment, fuels and chemicals
Imports—partners: France 62%, Germany 4%, Belgium-Luxembourg 4%,
US 2% (1994)
Debt—external: $1.2 billion (1988)
Economic aid—recipient: $NA
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