Imports:
Republic of Cyprus: $4.637 billion f.o.b.; north Cyprus: $301
million f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
Republic of Cyprus: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants,
intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment; north Cyprus:
food, minerals, chemicals, machinery
Imports - partners:
Greece 11.9%, Italy 9.8%, UK 8.3%, Germany 7.5%, Japan 5.6%, France
5.1%, China 4.9%, US 4.2%, Spain 4% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$3.453 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
Republic of Cyprus: $8.85 billion; north Cyprus: NA (2003)
Economic aid - recipient:
Republic of Cyprus - $17 million (1998); north Cyprus - $700
million from Turkey in grants and loans (1990-97), which are usually
forgiven (1998)
Currency:
Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot pound (CYP); north Cyprus: Turkish lira
(TRL)
Currency code:
CYP; TRL
Exchange rates:
Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002), 0.6431
(2001), 0.6224 (2000), 0.5429 (1999), Turkish lira per US dollar
1.505 million (2003), 1.507 million (2002), 1,225,590 (2001),
625,218 (2000), 418,783 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year