Natural gas - consumption:

1.49 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

1.48 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

8.495 billion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)

Current account balance:

-$2.044 billion (2007 est.)

Exports:

$2.104 billion (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

scrap metal, wine, mineral water, ores, vehicles, fruits and nuts

Exports - partners:

Turkey 13%, US 11.2%, Azerbaijan 6.3%, UK 5.4%, Bulgaria 5.1%,
Ukraine 5%, Armenia 4.8%, Turkmenistan 4.5%, Canada 4.2% (2007)

Imports:

$4.977 billion (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

fuels, vehicles, machinery and parts, grain and other foods,
pharmaceuticals

Imports - partners:

Turkey 14%, Russia 12.3%, Ukraine 8.5%, Azerbaijan 7.3%, Germany
6.8%, US 5%, Bulgaria 4.6% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

ODA, $309.8 million (2005 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$1.361 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$4.5 billion (2007)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$1.39 billion (2007)

Currency (code):

lari (GEL)

Currency code:

GEL

Exchange rates:

laris (GEL) per US dollar - 1.7 (2007), 1.78 (2006), 1.8127 (2005),
1.9167 (2004), 2.1457 (2003)

Communications
Georgia

Telephones - main lines in use:

544,000 (2007)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

2.4 million (2007)

Telephone system:

general assessment: fixed-line telecommunications network has only
limited coverage outside Tbilisi; multiple mobile-cellular providers
provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the
country
domestic: cellular telephone networks now cover the entire country;
urban telephone density is about 20 per 100 people; rural telephone
density is about 4 per 100 people; intercity facilities include a
fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi; nationwide pager
service is available
international: country code - 995; the Georgia-Russia fiber optic
submarine cable provides connectivity to Russia; international
service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through
the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service
are available

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:

3.02 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

12 (plus repeaters) (1998)

Televisions:

2.57 mill