Natural gas - proved reserves:
240.7 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$-1.065 billion (2005 est.)

Exports:
$6.923 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber,
clothing, meat and live animals, wheat

Exports - partners:
Iraq 26.3%, Italy 9.9%, Germany 9.9%, Lebanon 9.1%, Egypt 5.1%,
France 4.9%, Saudi Arabia 4.6% (2005)

Imports:
$6.634 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food
and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical
products, plastics, yarn, paper

Imports - partners:
Saudi Arabia 11.6%, China 6.1%, Egypt 5.9%, Italy 5.8%, UAE 5.7%,
Ukraine 4.6%, Germany 4.5%, Iran 4.2% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$5.5 billion (2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$8.355 billion; note - excludes military debt and debt to Russia
(2006 est.)