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Currency	US dollar
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Exchange rates > Recent years	the US dollar is used
DEFINITION: The official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat."
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Fiscal year	1 October - 30 September
DEFINITION: The beginning and ending months for a country's accounting period of 12 months, which often is the calendar year but which may begin in any month. All yearly references are for the calendar year (CY) unless indicated as a noncalendar fiscal year (FY).		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
GDP > CIA Factbook	$2,500,000,000.00		[164th of 192]
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008		View time series
GDP > constant LCU	1064000000
DEFINITION: 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. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
GDP > current LCU	1996000000
DEFINITION: GDP at purchaser's prices 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. Data are in current local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP deflator	126.31		[31st of 188]
DEFINITION: The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency. The base year varies by country.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP growth > annual %	7.14 annual %		[33rd 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 Development Indicators database
GDP per capita > constant LCU	10330.1
DEFINITION: GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices 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. Data are in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
GDP per capita growth > annual %	8.7 annual %		[9th of 183]
DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth rate of GDP per capita based on constant local currency. GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices 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 Development Indicators database
Inflation, GDP deflator > annual %	4.13 annual %		[119th of 186]
DEFINITION: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
International tourism, number of arrivals	575,000		[87th of 190]
DEFINITION: International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
International tourism, receipts > current US$	1,493,000,000 $		[57th of 148]
DEFINITION: International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Micro, small and medium enterprises > number	2,523		[14th of 29]
DEFINITION: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Micro, small and medium enterprises > per 1,000 people	23.19 per 1,000 people		[7th of 29]
DEFINITION: Micro, small, and medium-size enterprises are business that may be defined by the number of employees. There is no international standard definition of firm size; however, many institutions that collect information use the following size categories: micro enterprises have 0-9 employees, small enterprises have 10-49 employees, and medium-size enterprises have 50-249 employees.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Net income from abroad > current US$	29,200,000 $		[26th of 180]
DEFINITION: Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Tourism receipts, international	$1,493,000,000.00		[64th of 187]
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Africa	162		[127th of 142]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe	18,911		[146th of 195]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series
Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Total	609,754		[100th of 198]
SOURCE: Source: World Tourism Organization Statistics Database and Yearbook | United Nations World Tourism Organization		View time series

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