Natural gas - imports:
867 million cu m (2001 est.)
Exports:
$8.571 billion f.o.b. (2002)
Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, steel products, chemicals, rubber
products, glass
Exports - partners:
Germany 23.3%, France 19%, Belgium 10.4%, UK 9.1%, Italy 6.8%,
Spain 4.6%, Netherlands 4.3% (2003)
Imports:
$11.61 billion c.i.f. (2002)
Imports - commodities:
minerals, metals, foodstuffs, quality consumer goods
Imports - partners:
Belgium 29%, Germany 22.9%, France 11.4%, China 10.9%, Netherlands
4.8% (2003)
Debt - external:
NA
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $147 million (2002)
Currency:
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries