GDP: $34.0 billion (1999); $36.7 billion (2000); $45.76 billion (2002); $56.9 billion (2003); $47.78 billion (nine-month 2004).
Annual GDP growth rate: -3.2% (1999); 1.8 (2000); 5.3 % (2001); 4.9% (2002); 4.9% (2003); 8.1% (nine-month 2004).
Per capita GDP: $1,585 (1999); $1,645 (2000); $1,772.90 (2001); $2,120 (2002); $2,623 (2003).
Budget: Income .............. $10 Billion
Expenditure ... $11.7 Billion
Main Crops: Wheat, corn, sugar beets, sunflower seed, potatoes, grapes; milk, eggs, beef.
Natural Resources: Petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt.
Major Industries: Mining, timber, construction materials, metallurgy, chemicals, machine building, food processing, petroleum production and refining .
|