oil 95%, cocoa, rubber partners: EC 57%, Asia 23%, US 13%, Italy, FRG, US (1987) External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate NA%, accounts for 4%. About 90% of food needs Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1.4 billion; expenditures $1.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $4.5 billion (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: 17% (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: 30% (1992 est.) Budget: deficit of $270 million. Unemployment is hovering around 10% of GDP (1989) *Malta, Geography Location: Central Africa, between Mauritania and Niger Map references: Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Japan, India Imports: $170 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: food, petroleum, consumer goods, transport equipment partners: Japan, Singapore, Thailand observer-(1) Papua New Guinea Devon Island Canada Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory*, Independence: 1 July - 30
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