word | | Economy - overview |
| accounts | Namibia | The economy is heavily dependent on the extraction and processing of minerals for export. Mining accounts for 8% of GDP, but provides more than 50% of foreign exchange earnings. Rich alluvial diamond ... |
| accounts | New Caledonia | ... known nickel resources. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal ... |
| accounts | Northern Mariana Islands | ... government revenues have grown. The key tourist industry employs about 50% of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. Japanese tourists predominate. Annual tourist entries have exceeded one ... |
| accounts | Norway | ... resources - petroleum, hydropower, fish, forests, and minerals - and is highly dependent on the petroleum sector, which accounts for the largest portion of export revenue and about 20% of government revenue. Norway is ... |
| accounts | Panama | Panama's dollar-based economy rests primarily on a well-developed services sector that accounts for three-quarters of GDP. Services include operating the Panama Canal, logistics, banking, the Colon Free Zone ... |
| accounts | Peru | ... above 6%, due partly to a leap in private investment, especially in the extractive sector, which accounts for more than 60% of Peru's total exports. Inflation in 2011 was within the ... |
| accounts | San Marino | ... especially in the textile sector, and exports have been hurt by the downturn in Italy, which accounts for 90% of San Marino's export market. The government has adopted measures to counter ... |
| accounts | Saudi Arabia | ... as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC. The petroleum sector accounts for roughly 80% of budget revenues, 45% of GDP, and 90% of export earnings. Saudi ... |
| accounts | Sweden | ... trade. Privately owned firms account for vast majority of industrial output, of which the engineering sector accounts for about 50% of output and exports. Agriculture accounts for little more than 1% of ... |
| accounts | Tanzania | ... 2000 and 2008 on strong gold production and tourism. The economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for more than one-quarter of GDP, provides 85% of exports, and employs about 80 ... |
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