Imports - commodities:

capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs

Imports - partners:

France 18.1%, South Korea 14.7%, China 12.6%, Italy 10.3%, India 4.7%, US 4.2% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

$1.449 billion (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$2.206 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$5 billion (2000 est.)