an:
chief of state: President CHEN Shui-bien (20 May 2000) and
Vice President Annette LU (since 20 May 2000)

head of government: Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) CHANG
Chun-hsiung (since NA October 2000) and Vice Premier (Vice President
of the Executive Yuan) LAI In-jaw (since NA October 2000)

cabinet: Executive Yuan appointed by the president

elections: president and vice president elected on the same ticket
by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 18 March
2000 (next to be held NA March 2004); premier appointed by the
president; vice premiers appointed by the president on the
recommendation of the premier

election results: CHEN Shui-bien elected president; percent of vote
- CHEN Shui-bien (DPP) 39.3%, James SOONG (independent) 36.84%, LIEN
Chan (KMT) 23.1%, HSU Hsin-liang (independent) 0.63%, LEE Ao (CNP)
0.13%

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@Exports

Afghanistan:
$80 million (does not include opium) (1996 est.)

Albania:
$310 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Algeria:
$19.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

American Samoa:
$500 million (1998)

Andorra:
$58 million (f.o.b., 1998)

Angola:
$7.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Anguilla:
$4.5 million (1998)

Antigua and Barbuda:
$38 million (1998)

Argentina:
$26.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Armenia:
$284 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Aruba:
$2.2 billion (including oil reexports) (2000 est.)

Australia:
$69 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Austria:
$63.2 billion (2000 est.)

Azerbaijan:
$1.9 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Bahamas, The:
$376.8 million (2000 est.)

Bahrain:
$5.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Bangladesh:
$5.9 billion (2000)

Barbados:
$260 million (2000 est.)

Belarus:
$7.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Belgium:
$181.4 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

Belize:
$235.7 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Benin:
$396 million (f.o.b., 1999)

Bermuda:
$56 million (2000 est.)

Bhutan:
$154 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Bolivia:
$1.26 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina:
$950 million (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Botswana:
$2.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Brazil:
$55.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)

British Virgin Islands:
$6.2 million (2000 est.)

Brunei:
$2.55 billion (f.o.b., 1999 est.)

Bulgaria:
$4.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)

Burkina Faso:
$220 million