Mineral resources included iron ore, tin, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, manganese, titanium, chromite, tungsten, bauxite, apatite, graphite, mica, silica sand, and limestone. Energy Sources are Timber, coal, and offshore oil deposits. Principal exports consisted of coal, rubber, rice, tea, coffee, wood, and marine products. Principal imports consisted of petroleum products, fertilizers, rice, and steel. Constitution adapted in 1980 stipulates National Assembly as highest governing body.
Members serve five-year terms and nominally directly elected by electorate.
Council of State, which serves as collective presidency, and Council of Ministers, which manages governmental activities, nominally accountable to, and elected by, National Assembly. Most government positions filled by party members, who act at direction of party. Party led by National Party Congress, which meets infrequently. Congress elects Central Committee, which in turn elects Political Bureau, party's highest policy-making body. Country divided into thirtysix provinces, three autonomous municipalities, and one special zone.