y and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, construction,
microelectronics, fishing

Industrial production growth rate:
2.3% (2006 est.)

Electricity - production:
92.7 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 89.9%
hydro: 0.1%
nuclear: 4.3%
other: 5.7% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
102.4 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - exports:
5.2 billion kWh (2004)

Electricity - imports:
21.4 billion kWh (2004)

Oil - production:
95,800 bbl/day (2004)

Oil - consumption:
946,700 bbl/day (2004 est.)

Oil - exports:
1.418 million bbl/day (2001)

Oil - imports:
2.284 million bbl/day (2001)

Oil - proved reserves:
88.06 million bbl (1 January 2002)

Natural gas - production:
85.98 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
51.3 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
53.56 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
18.85 billion cu m (2004 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
1.756 trillion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$50.17 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$413.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, chemicals, fuels; foodstuffs

Exports - partners:
Germany 24.9%, Belgium 13%, France 9.4%, UK 9.2%, Italy 5.7%, US
4.3%, Spain 4.1% (2005)

Imports:
$373.8 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, fuels, foodstuffs,
clothing

Imports - partners:
Germany 16.6%, Belgium 9.3%, China 8.8%, US 7.6%, UK 5.8%, France
4.7%, Russia 4.4% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$10.24 billion (August 2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$1.899 trillion (30 June 2006)

Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $4 billion (2003 est.)

Currency (code):
euro (EUR)
note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the
euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of
member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole
currency for everyday transactions within the member countries

Currency code:
EUR

Exchange rates:
euros per US dollar - 0.79669 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004),
0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Netherlands

Telephones - main lines in use:
7.6 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
15.834 million (2005)

Telephone system:
general ass