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Consumer price index	297.05 %		[5th of 165]
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Current transfers, receipts > BoP, current US$	160,594,400 BoP $		[117th of 155]
DEFINITION: Current transfers (receipts) are recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Debt service	3.13		[115th of 128]
DEFINITION: Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services). Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in foreign currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Exports of goods and services includes income and workers' remittances.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Economic freedom	0.8		[149th of 156]
DEFINITION: Index of 'economic freedom', according to the American organisation 'The Heritage Foundation'. It is worth noting that such indices are based on highly culturally contingent factors. This data makes a number of assumptions about 'freedom' and the role of the government that are not accepted by much of the world's population. A broad discussion of The Heritage Foundation's definition and methodology can be found at http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/ChapterPDFs/chapter5.HTML.
Exports > Goods and services	0%		[157th of 156]
DEFINITION: Exports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation
Exports to US	$99,800,000.00		[87th of 224]
DEFINITION: in US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Foreign direct investment, net > BoP, current US$	213,548,500 BoP $		[74th of 152]
DEFINITION: Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: US Census Bureau
Foreign investment	$123.00		[13th of 15]
DEFINITION: The value of all foreign direct investment in 2001, expressed in millions of US dollars.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP growth > annual %	5 annual %		[80th of 187]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.		View time series
SOURCE: World Investment Report 2002, Annex table B.1., 303-306
GDP per capita in 1900	$647.00		[37th of 39]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP per capita in 1950	$393.00		[54th of 52]
SOURCE: Angus Maddison
GDP per capita in 1973	$589.00		[53rd of 52]
SOURCE: Angus Maddison
Gross national income > constant LCU	68980290000
DEFINITION: Gross national income is derived as the sum of GNP and the terms of trade adjustment. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: Angus Maddison
Human Development Index	0.578		[130th of 178]
DEFINITION: The human development index values in this table were calculated using a consistent methodology and consistent data series. They are not strictly comparable with those in earlier Human Development Reports.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Imports > Goods and services	1%		[157th of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000
SOURCE: Human Development Report 2006, United Nations Development Programme
Imports of goods, services and income > BoP, current US$	3,244,154,000 BoP $		[104th of 156]
DEFINITION: Imports of goods, services and income is the sum of goods (merchandise) imports, imports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Total reserves minus gold > current US$	770,731,100 $		[111st of 178]
DEFINITION: Total reserves minus gold comprise special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. Gold holdings are excluded. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa	488		[112nd of 142]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	67,933		[122nd of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Trade balance with US	-$97,800,000.00		[166th of 224]
DEFINITION: In US dollars. Jan 2003 - March 2003
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization

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