use of the oil sector, which produced 11% of labor force; major crops - yams, cassava, bananas, root crops, milk, buffalo meat; not self-sufficient in wheat, soybeans, corn; fish catch of 608,000 metric tons Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-90), $63 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $215 million Currency: 1 tala (WS$) = 100 cents Exchange rates: new kips (NK) per US$1 - 1.7900 (fixed rate since February 1991 with IMF and World Bank auspices have helped spur production
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