The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       commodities:

       teak, rice, oilseed, metals, rubber, gems

       partners:

       Southeast Asia, India, Japan, China, EC, Africa

       Imports:

       $1.16 billion

       commodities:

       machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, food products

       partners:

       Japan, EC, China, Southeast Asia

       External debt:

       $4.2 billion (1991)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 2.6% (FY90 est.); accounts for 10% of GDP

       Electricity:

       950,000 kW capacity; 2,900 million kWh produced, 70 kWh per capita (1990)

       Industries:

       agricultural processing; textiles and footwear; wood and wood products;

       petroleum refining; mining of copper, tin, tungsten, iron; construction

       materials; pharmaceuticals; fertilizer

       Agriculture:

       accounts for 40% of GDP (including fish and forestry); self-sufficient in

       food; principal crops - paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses;

       world's largest stand of hardwood trees; rice and teak account for 55% of

       export revenues; fish catch of 740,000 metric tons (FY90)

       Illicit drugs:

       world's largest illicit producer of opium poppy and minor producer of

       cannabis for the international drug trade; opium production is on the

       increase as growers respond to the collapse of Rangoon's antinarcotic

       programs

       Economic aid:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $158 million; Western (non-US)

       countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $3.9 billion;

       Communist countries (1970-89), $424 million

      :Burma Economy

      Currency:

       kyat (plural - kyats); 1 kyat (K) = 100 pyas

       Exchange rates:

       kyats (K) per US$1 - 6.0963 (January 1992), 6.2837 (1991), 6.3386 (1990),

       6.7049 (1989), 6.46 (1988), 6.6535 (1987)

       Fiscal year:

       1 April - 31 March

      :Burma Communications

      Railroads:

       3,991 km total, all government owned; 3,878 km 1.000-meter gauge, 113 km

       narrow-gauge industrial lines; 362 km double track

       Highways:

       27,000 km total; 3,200 km bituminous, 17,700 km improved earth or gravel,

       6,100 km unimproved earth

       Inland waterways:

       12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels

       Pipelines:

       crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km

       Ports:

       Rangoon, Moulmein, Bassein

       Merchant marine:

       71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,036,018 GRT/1,514,121 DWT; includes

       3 passenger-cargo, 19 cargo, 5 refrigerated cargo, 3 vehicle carrier, 3

       container, 2 petroleum tanker, 6 chemical, 1 combination ore/oil, 27 bulk, 1

       combination bulk, 1 roll-on/roll-off

       Civil air:

       17 major transport aircraft (including 3 helicopters)

       Airports:

       85 total, 82 usable; 27 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways

       over 3,659 m; 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 38 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       Telecommunications:

       meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service; international

       service is good; 53,000 telephones (1986); radiobroadcast coverage is

       limited to the most populous areas; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV

       (1985); 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station

      :Burma Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Army, Navy, Air Force

       Manpower availability:

       eligible 15-49, 21,447,878; of the 10,745,530 males 15-49, 5,759,840 are fit

       for military service; of the 10,702,348 females 15-49, 5,721,868 are fit for

       military service; 424,474 males and 410,579 females reach military age (18)

       annually; both sexes are liable for military service

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $1.28 billion, FY(91-92)

      :Burundi Geography

      Total area:

       27,830 km2

       Land area:

       25,650 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly larger than Maryland

       Land boundaries:

       974 km; Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km, Zaire 233 km

       Coastline:

       none - landlocked

       Maritime claims:

       none - landlocked

       Disputes:

       none

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