Greece Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $33.5 billion (1984), $3,380 per capita;

real growth rate 2.89% (1984)

Natural resources: bauxite, lignite, magnesite, oil

Agriculture: main crops—wheat, olives, tobacco, cotton, raisins, fruit; nearly selfsufficient; food shortages—livestock products

Major industries: food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products

Crude steel: 1.3 million metric tons produced (1984 est.), 132 kg per capita

Electric power: 10,553.000 kW capacity (1985); 26.572 billion kWh produced (1985), 2,680 kW h per capita

Greece

Exports. $4.40 billion J.o.b., 1984), principal items—tobacco, minerals, fruits, textiles

Imports $9 8 billion (c.i.f., 1984): principal items—machinery and automotive equipment, petroleum and petroleum products, manufactured consumer goods, chemicals, meat and live animals

Major trade partners: (1983 est.) imports— 16.7% FRG, 9.7% Italy, 7.6% Japan, 6.9% France, 6.8% Saudi Arabia; exports—19 6% FRG, 13 5% Italy, 8 6% France, 8 3% US, 6.3% UK

Aid· economic commitments—US, including Ex-Im, $525 million (1970-81); other Western bilateral (ODA and OOF), $1.1 billion (1970-83); Communist countries (1970-84), $360 million; military—US, $2.6 billion (FY7O-841; Communist countries (1970-84), $110 million

Budget· (1984) central government revenues $9 1 billion, expenditures $12.5 billion, $3.4 billion deficit

Monetary conversion rate: 154.04 Greek drachmas=US$l (October 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Greece on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greece 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greece 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.