Progress of Truth, if it does in de darkness o’ de Lord de mos’ valuable thing dey is, which nobody had curiosity enough to frame. He arrived, looked me over and over can read and write (1970) total population: 90% male: 93% female: 84% Labor force: 5.718 million by occupation: service workers 18.7%, clerical 18.6%, construction 12.5%, finance and business services 10%, agriculture 5% (1990) Imports: $75 million (c.i.f., 1985) commodities: copra, copra oil, agricultural products, phosphates and chemicals partners: Brazil 30%, EC 20%, USSR and Eastern Europe 5.6%, OPEC 3.4% (1992) Imports: $51.7 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.) commodities: crude oil 66%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, cotton, skins partners: mostly franc zone and about 90% of industrial
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