LOCATION:
Island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba

POPULATION:
2,758,124 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Purchasing power parity:
$11.56 billion (2005 est.)

REAL GROWTH RATE:
1.5% (2005 est.)

INDUSTRIES:
Tourism, bauxite/alumina, agro processing, light manufactures, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS:
Sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus, potatoes, vegetables, poultry, goats, milk

EXPORTS:
Alumina, bauxite, sugar, bananas, rum

TRADE PARTNERS:
U.S., EU, Canada