Natural resources: Oil, timber, nickel.
Agriculture (23% of GDP): Products--coffee, sugar, bananas, cardamom,
vegetables, flowers and plants, timber, rice, rubber.
Manufacturing (18% of GDP): Types--prepared food, clothing and
textiles, construction materials, tires, pharmaceuticals.
Trade (2005 est.): Exports--$3.94 billion: coffee, bananas, sugar,
crude oil, chemical products, clothing and textiles, vegetables.
Major markets--U.S. 28.9%, Central American Common Market
(CACM) 42.4%, Mexico 4.8%.
Imports--$7.75 billion: machinery and equipment, fuels, mineral
products, chemical products, vehicles and transport materials,
plastic materials and products.
Major suppliers--U.S. 39.6%, CACM 12.3%, Mexico 8.3%,
Japan 3.8%, Germany 2.4%.
