But in that country, "normal" means importing 15 percent of its food needs.

The United States imported 42 percent of its crude oil last year.

China imported 53 percent of the nickel ore from Indonesia in 2011.

In 2001 the republic imported 60 percent of its electricity from Armenia.

In 1973, America imported 28 percent of its crude oil.

Iraq imported 90 percent of its basic grain needs before the crisis.

"Taiwan has to import 98 percent of its energy needs, so I'm not sure where people expect to get their electricity from," he said.

This year, we will import 41 percent of our petroleum.

Before the gulf crisis began, Iraq had been spending some $2 billion a year on importing 70 percent of its people's food needs.

Last year, the country imported only 30 percent of its food, compared with 70 percent five years ago.