http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html BAHRAIN:
Political parties and leaders:
political parties prohibited
Political pressure groups and leaders:
Shi'a activists fomented unrest sporadically 1994-97, demanding the return of an elected National Assembly and an end to unemployment; several small, clandestine leftist and Islamic fundamentalist groups are active
Exports:
$5.8 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products 61%, aluminum 7%
Exports - partners:
India 14%, Saudi Arabia 5%, US 5%, UAE 5%, Japan 4%, South Korea 4% (1999)
Imports:
$4.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Imports - commodities:
nonoil 59%, crude oil 41%
Imports - partners:
France 20%, US 14%, UK 8%, Saudi Arabia 7%, Japan 5% (1999)
KUWAIT: Political parties and leaders:
none; formation of political parties is illegal
Political pressure groups and leaders:
several political groups act as de facto parties: Bedouins, merchants, Sunni and Shi'a activists, and secular leftists and nationalists
Exports:
$23.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities:
oil and refined products, fertilizers
Exports - partners:
Japan 23%, US 12%, Singapore 8%, Netherlands 7% (1999)
Imports:
$7.6 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities:
food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing
Imports - partners:
US 15%, Japan 10%, UK 7%, Germany 7% (1999)
OMAN
Political parties and leaders:
none
Political pressure groups and Leaders:
none
Exports:
$11.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum, reexports, fish, metals, textiles
Exports - partners:
Japan 27%, China 12%, Thailand 18%, UAE 12%, South Korea 12%, US (1999)
Imports:
$4.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, livestock, lubricants
Imports - partners:
UAE 26% (largely reexports), Japan 16%, UK 9%, Italy 7%, Germany 6%, US (1999)
SAUDI ARABIA
Political parties and leaders:
none allowed
Political pressure groups and leaders:
none *(just us chickens, apparently)*
Exports:
$81.2 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Exports - commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products 90%
Exports - partners:
Japan 18%, US 18%, France 4%, South Korea, Singapore, India (1999)
Imports:
$30.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles
Imports - partners:
US 25%, Japan 10%, Germany 7%, Italy 5%, France, UK (1999) UAE
Political parties and leaders:
none
Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA
Exports:
$46 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates
Exports - partners:
Japan 30%, India 7%, Singapore 6%, South Korea 4%, Oman, Iran (1999)
Imports:
$34 billion (f.o.b., 2000 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
Imports - partners:
Japan 9%, US 8%, UK 8%, Italy 6%, Germany, South Korea (1999)