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Electricity - production:

21.72 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

18.18 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity - production by source:

fossil fuel: 29% hydro: 71% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)

Oil - production:

141 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - consumption:

24,000 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - exports:

0 bbl/day (2006)

Oil - imports:

10,520 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - proved reserves:

NA bbl

Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

0 cu m (1 January 2007)

Exports:

$1.466 billion f.o.b. (2006)

Exports - commodities:

minerals, metallurgical products, manufactures (including armaments), textiles, agricultural and fishery products

Exports - partners:

South Korea 32%, China 29%, Thailand 9% (2006)

Imports:

$2.879 billion c.i.f. (2006)

Imports - commodities:

petroleum, coking coal, machinery and equipment, textiles, grain

Imports - partners:

China 27%, South Korea 16%, Thailand 9%, Russia 7% (2006)

Economic aid - recipient:

$372 million note: approximately 65,000 metric tons in food aid through the World Food Program appeals in 2007, plus additional aid from bilateral donors and non-governmental organizations (2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$12.5 billion (2001 est.)

Currency (code):

North Korean won (KPW)

Currency code: