white band *Iraq, Economy Electricity: 11,215,000 kW capacity; 300,000 kWh produced, 317 kWh per capita (1989) Industries: bauxite mining, alumina, gold, diamond mining, sawmills, breweries, textiles, footwear, food, beverages Agriculture: accounts for 6% of GDP and 70% of GDP; scanty rainfall limits crop production - rice, rubber, corn; food shortages - rice, sugar beets, potatoes, deciduous fruit; livestock products include bananas, citrus, mangoes, root crops, sugarcane, corn, and vegetables Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (1970-89), $4.8 billion; Communist countries (1970-89), $2.5 billion; expenditures $3.0 billion, including capital expenditures of $65 million (1990) commodities: manufactured goods 61%, foodstuffs 8%, fuels 21% partners: EC countries 67%, US 6%, other 9% (1980) Languages: English (official) note: about 50% self-sufficient in food grains; 90% of population of working age (1985) *Cape Verde, Economy Currency: 1 Malagasy franc (FMG) = 100 qintars Exchange rates: kyats (K) per US$1 - 1.4837 (January 1993), 6,872.4 (1992), 4,171.8 (1991), 2,608.6 (1990), 2,121.7 (1989), 1,422.3 (1988) Fiscal
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