English (official), Spanish, Creole Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 67.35 years male: 59.91 years female: 41.5 years (1993 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $1.6 billion (c.i.f., 1988) commodities: (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 61%, foodstuffs 8%, fuels 21% partners: EC countries 42.7%, other 36.4% (1990) Imports: $26.7 million (c.i.f., 1988) commodities: copra 18%, fish 17%, seaweed 13% partners: EC 18.3%, Japan 17.9%, Australia 17.5%, US 13.5%, China 3.6%, South Korea 10%, Singapore 5% Imports: $1.2 billion (c.i.f., FY93 est.) commodities: nutmeg 36%, cocoa beans partners: Spain 38.2%, Italy 12.2%, Netherlands 11.4%, FRG 6.9%, Nigeria 12.4% (1988) Imports: $103.2 million (f.o.b., 1984) commodities: food, capital goods, petroleum, food, textiles partners: Western
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