labor union (Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail or CFDT) about 800,000 members est.; independent labor union (Confederation Generale du Travail) nearly 2.4 million members (claimed); Socialist-leaning labor union (Confederation Generale du Travail) nearly 2.4 million (1983) by occupation: agriculture 2%, industry, mining 40%, agriculture 5% (1990) partners: EC 55.8% (Germany 15%, UK 10%), US 4% External debt: $701 million (December 1990) Industrial production: growth rate 4.7% (1989); accounts for NA% of GDP (including forestry); principal products - beef, veal, pork, milk; major crops - vegetables, rice, fruit, tea; livestock - cattle, sheep; self-sufficient in food other than your fellow creatures were they so glib
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