Fiscal year:

1 April - 31 March

Public debt:

11% of GDP (2007 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

13.7% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

NA

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

7.43% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$9.718 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money:

$22.6 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

$30.52 billion (31 December 2007)

Agriculture - products:

fruits, vegetables; poultry, dairy products, beef; fish

Industries:

crude oil production and refining, ammonia, fertilizers,
petrochemicals, steel reinforcing bars, cement, commercial ship
repair

Industrial production growth rate:

8% (2007 est.)

Electricity - production:

14.41 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

13.19 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production by source:

fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)

Oil - production:

1.125 million bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - consumption:

108,900 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - exports:

1.026 million bbl/day (2005)

Oil - imports:

0 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:

15.21 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.)

Natural gas - production:

59.8 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

20.5 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

39.3 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

25.63 trillion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)

Current account balance:

$10.41 billion (2007 est.)

Exports:

$42.02 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel

Exports - partners:

Japan 39.9%, South Korea 19.9%, Singapore 9.9%, India 5.1%, Thailand
4.9%, UAE 4% (2007)

Imports:

$19.86 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

machinery and transport equipment, food, chemicals

Imports - partners:

US 13.3%, Italy 10.8%, Japan 8.9%, France 7.9%, Germany 7.3%, UK
5.7%, South Korea 5.6%, UAE 5.1%, Saudi Arabia 4.3% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

$2.18 million (2004)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$9.752 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$33.09 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

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