island of Hispaniola with Haiti

OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $29 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $1.3 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $14 million (FY89 est.) Exports: $447 million (f.o.b., 1989) commodities: foods, beverages, transport equipment, fuels partners: US 16%, Malaysia 14%, Taiwan 4% External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate -55% (1991 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.9% (1989) Unemployment rate: 5% (FY87) National product per capita: $3,500 (1991) Inflation rate

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