January 2008 est.)

Natural gas - production:

30.8 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

30.8 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

792.8 billion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)

Current account balance:

-$8.255 billion (2007 est.)

Exports:

$18.12 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather
goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs

Exports - partners:

US 18%, UAE 10.4%, Afghanistan 8.4%, China 5.2%, UK 4.7% (2007)

Imports:

$28.76 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Imports - commodities:

petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation
equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea

Imports - partners:

China 16.2%, Saudi Arabia 10.9%, UAE 10.1%, US 5.7%, Kuwait 4.9%,
Japan 4.4% (2007)

Economic aid - recipient:

$1.666 billion (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$15.69 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$38.8 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$20.01 billion (2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$982 million (2007 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares:

$45.52 billion (2006)

Currency (code):

Pakistani rupee (PKR)

Currency code:

PKR

Exchange rates:

Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - 60.6295 (2007), 60.35 (2006),
59.515 (2005), 58.258 (2004), 57.752 (2003)

Communications
Pakistan

Telephones - main lines in use:

4.546 million (2008)

Telephones - mobile cellular:

88.02 million (2008)

Telephone system:

general assessment: the telecommunications infrastructure is
improving dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into
fixed-line and mobile networks; mobile-cellular subscribership has
skyrocketed, reaching some 88 million in 2008, up from only about
300,000 in 2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the
country to aid in network growth; main line availability has risen
only marginally over the same period and there are still
difficulties getting main line service to rural areas
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable,
cellular, and satellite networks
international: country code - 92; lan