Imports:
$59.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners:
Germany 12.7%, Italy 12.4%, Russia 7.8%, France 5.7%, Netherlands
5.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.5 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$301.9 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$8 billion from EU (2000-06)
Currency (code):
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries
Currency code:
EUR
Exchange rates:
euros per US dollar - 0.79987 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004),
0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002)
Fiscal year:
calendar year