Chamber of Commerce
VISA Service
If you need a visa for your business travels to Saudi Arabia or other Arab countries, the Chamber is delighted to provide this new service to the staff of the member companies.
For more information and requirements , please contact the ABLCC.
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Capital : Area : 92,300 km² Population : 6,053,193 (July 2007) Density : 65.5 inhabitants/km² Population growth rate : 2.412% (2007) Age structure : 0-14 years : 33% - 15-64 years : 63% - 65 years and over : 4% Life expectancy at birth : 78.55 years Labour force : 1.56 million Gross Domestic Product : US$28.18 billion (2007)
Budget : revenues : US$4.999 billion - expenditures : US$6.449 billion (2007) Industries : clothing, phosphate mining, fertilisers, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, cement, potash, inorganic chemicals, light manufacturing, tourism Industrial production growth rate : 7.7% (2007) Land use : arable land : 3.32% - permanent crops : 1.18% - other : 95.5% Agricultural products : citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, sheep, stone fruits, strawberries, dairy products Exports : US$6.037 billion (2007) Exports – commodities : clothing, pharmaceuticals, potash, phosphates, fertilisers, vegetables, manufactures
Exports – partners : US (25.2%), Imports : US$11.08 billion (2007) Imports – commodities : crude oil, textile fabrics, machinery, transport equipment, manufactured goods
Imports – partners : Current account balance : US$ -1.69 billion (2007)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold :
US$8.595 billion (
External debt : US$7.483 billion ( |
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