GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $58.01 billion (2003 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
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0.9% (2003 est.)
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $3,300 (2003 est.)
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 28.5%
industry: 29.4%
services: 42.1% (2003 est.)
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Investment (gross fixed):
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13.6% of GDP (2003)
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Population below poverty line:
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20% (2003 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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1.5% (2003 est.)
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Labor force:
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4.97 million (2003 est.)
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture, industry, services NA
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Unemployment rate:
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20% (2002 est.)
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Budget:
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revenues: $6.106 billion
expenditures: $7.397 billion, including capital expenditures of $3.6 billion (2003 est.)
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Public debt:
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89% of GDP (2003)
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Industries:
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petroleum, textiles, food processing, beverages, tobacco, phosphate rock mining
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA
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Electricity - production:
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23.26 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 57.6%
hydro: 42.4%
other: 0% (2001)
nuclear: 0%
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Electricity - consumption:
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21.63 billion kWh (2001)
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Electricity - exports:
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0 kWh (2001)
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Electricity - imports:
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0 kWh (2001)
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Oil - production:
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522,700 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - consumption:
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265,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
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Oil - exports:
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NA (2001)
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Oil - imports:
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NA (2001)
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Oil - proved reserves:
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2.4 billion bbl (1 January 2002)
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Natural gas - production:
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5.84 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - consumption:
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5.84 billion cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - exports:
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2001 est.)
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Natural gas - proved reserves:
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240.7 billion cu m (1 January 2002)
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Agriculture - products:
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wheat, barley, cotton, lentils, chickpeas, olives, sugar beets; beef, mutton, eggs, poultry, milk
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Current account balance:
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$-72 million (2003)
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Exports:
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$5.143 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Exports - commodities:
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crude oil, petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton fiber, clothing, meat and live animals, wheat
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Exports - partners:
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Germany 19.9%, Italy 11.9%, Turkey 8.4%, UAE 7.2%, Lebanon 5.9%, France 5.1%, Croatia 4.6% (2003 est.)
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Imports:
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$4.845 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
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Imports - commodities:
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machinery and transport equipment, electric power machinery, food and livestock, metal and metal products, chemicals and chemical products, plastics, yarn, paper
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Imports - partners:
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Germany 7%, Italy 7%, China 6.2%, France 5.8%, South Korea 4.7%, Turkey 4.5% (2003 est.)
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Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
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$3.329 billion (2003)
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Debt - external:
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$21.55 billion (2003 est.)
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$199 million (1997 est.)
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Currency code:
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SYP
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