Natural gas - proved reserves:
11.89 billion cu m (1 January 2002)

Current account balance:
$83.87 million (2004 est.)

Exports:
$3.01 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Exports - commodities:
gold, cocoa, timber, tuna, bauxite, aluminum, manganese ore,
diamonds

Exports - partners:
Mexico 69.8%, Netherlands 3.7%, UK 3% (2004)

Imports:
$3.699 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)

Imports - commodities:
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs

Imports - partners:
Nigeria 12.6%, China 11.4%, UK 6.6%, US 6.4%, France 4.9%,
Netherlands 4.2% (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.267 billion (2004 est.)

Debt - external:
$7.396 billion (2004 est.)