diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles

Imports:

$4.486 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 $3.447 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$9.119 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 68 $9.79 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$409 million (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 168 $408 million (31 December 2007 est.)

Exchange rates: