Natural gas - proved reserves:
2.407 trillion cu m (1 January 2002)
Current account balance:
$-30.14 billion (2003)
Exports:
$68.67 billion (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and
transport equipment
Exports - partners:
Japan 18.1%, US 8.7%, China 8.4%, South Korea 7.4%, New Zealand
7.4%, UK 6.7% (2003)
Imports:
$82.91 billion (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines,
telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum
products
Imports - partners:
US 16%, Japan 12.5%, China 11%, Germany 6.1%, UK 4.2% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$33.26 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$233.5 billion (2003 est.)