Imports:
Republic of Cyprus: $5.552 billion f.o.b.;; north Cyprus: $415.2
million f.o.b. (2005 est.)
Imports - commodities:
Republic of Cyprus: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants,
intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment; north Cyprus:
vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery
Imports - partners:
Greece 17.3%, Italy 10.3%, UK 9%, Germany 8.4%, Israel 7.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Republic of Cyprus: $4.429 billion; north Cyprus $NA (2005 est.)
Debt - external:
Republic of Cyprus: $10.53 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
Republic of Cyprus - $NA; north Cyprus - $700 million from Turkey
in grants and loans, which are usually forgiven (2003-06)
Currency (code):
Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area:
Turkish New lira (YTL)
Currency code:
CYP; TRL
Exchange rates:
Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174
(2003), 0.6107 (2002), 0.6431 (2001), Turkish lira per US dollar -
1.36 (2005), 1.426 million (2004), 1.501 million (2003), 1.507
million (2002), 1.226 million (2001)
Fiscal year:
calendar year