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Economic Situation
Exports
- Most of Russia's exports are primary resources.
- $87 billion (2000 est.)
- e.g. Oil, gas, coal, minerals, timber
- Russia has the ability to export greater than ½ of the oil produced annually
- Russia is the world's largest natural gas exporter.
Imports
- Most of Russia's imports are secondary goods.
- $36.3 billion (2000 est.)
- e.g. Machinery and equipment, consumer goods, medicines, meat, grain, sugar, semi-finished metal products
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