turnips, barley, potatoes, sugar beets, wheat; beef, dairy products

Industries:

steel, lead, zinc, silver, aluminum, barite, and gypsum mining processing; food products, brewing, textiles, clothing; chemicals, pharmaceuticals; machinery, rail transportation equipment; glass and crystal; software, tourism

Industrial production growth rate:

5% (2007 est.)

Electricity - production:

25.77 billion kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

25.67 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - exports: