Imports - commodities:
mineral products, machinery and equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs,
metals
Imports - partners:
Russia 57.9%, Germany 9.7%, Ukraine 6.4%, Poland 5.2% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.215 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
$4.662 billion (30 June 2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$194.3 million (1995)
Currency (code):
Belarusian ruble (BYB/BYR)
Currency code:
BYB/BYR
Exchange rates:
Belarusian rubles per US dollar - 2,150 (2005), 2,160.26 (2004),
2,051.27 (2003), 1,790.92 (2002), 1,390 (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
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