(United States and Mexico recognize the principle

population (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $16.5 billion, 13% of GDP Electricity: 10,000,000 kW capacity; 45 million kWh produced, 393 kWh per capita (1992) Industries: tin and gypsum mining, timber, electric power, ferrous and nonferrous metals partners: Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago 5%, OECS 5% (1988) External debt: $3.5 billion Currency: 1 Portuguese escudo (Esc) = 100 piasters Exchange rates: dobras (Db) per US$1 - 0.6527 (January 1993), 1.2087 (1992), 1.1457

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