Natural resources: Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore,
nickel, gold, silver, copper, platinum, emeralds.
Manufacturing (14.4% of GDP): Types--textiles and garments,
chemicals, metal products, cement, cardboard containers,
plastic resins and manufactures, beverages, wood products,
pharmaceuticals, machinery, electrical equipment.
Agriculture (13.1% of GDP): Products--coffee, bananas,
cut flowers, cotton, sugarcane, livestock, rice, corn, tobacco,
potatoes, soybeans, sorghum. Cultivated land--8.2% of total area.
Other sectors (by percentage of GDP): Government, personal and
other services--18.6%; financial services--17.1%; commerce--11.2%;
transportation and communications services--7.9%; construction
and public works--5.4; mining and quarrying--4.5%;
electricity, gas, and water--2.9%.
Trade: Exports (2006)--$24.3 billion: petroleum, coal, coffee,
flowers, textiles and garments, ferronickel, bananas, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, gold, sugar, cardboard containers, printed material,
cement, plastic resins and manufactures, emeralds.
Major markets--U.S., Venezuela, Germany, Netherlands, Japan.
Imports (2006)--$24.5 billion: machinery/equipment, grains,
chemicals, transportation equipment, mineral products, consumer
products, metals/metal products, plastic/rubber, paper products,
aircraft, oil and gas industry equipment, supplies.
Major suppliers--U.S., Germany, Japan, Panama, Venezuela.
