rmaceuticals; fertilizer

Industrial production growth rate: 4.9% (FY92/93 est.)

Electricity:
capacity: 845,000 kW
production: 3.5 billion kWh
consumption per capita: 46 kWh (1995 est.)

Agriculture: paddy rice, corn, oilseed, sugarcane, pulses; hardwood

Illicit drugs: world's largest illicit producer of opium (2,340
metric tons in 1995) and source for over 60% of US heroin imports;
minor producer of cannabis for the international drug trade;
Rangoon's antinarcotic programs hindered by lack of resources,
government commitment; growing role in methamphetamine production
for regional consumption

Exports: $879 million (FY94/95 est.)
commodities: pulses and beans, teak, rice, hardwood
partners: Singapore, China, Thailand, India, Hong Kong

Imports: $1.5 billion (FY94/95 est.)
commodities: machinery, transport equipment, construction materials,
food products, consumer goods
partners: Japan, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia

External debt: $5.5 billion (FY94/95 est.)

Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $61 million (1993)

Currency: 1 kyat (K) = 100 pyas

Exchange rates: kyats (K) per US$1 - 5.8475 (January 1996), 5.9170
(1995), 5.9749 (1994), 6.1570 (1993), 6.1045 (1992), 6.2837 (1991);
unofficial - 120

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

Transportation
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Railways:
total: 3,569 km
narrow gauge: 3,569 km 1.000-m gauge (1995)

Highways:
total: 26,861 km
paved: 3,181 km
unpaved: 23,680 km (1988 est.)

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

Pipelines: crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km

Ports: Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina,
Rangoon, Akyab (Sittwe), Tavoy

Merchant marine:
total: 40 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 444,957 GRT/610,420 DWT
ships by type: bulk 11, cargo 15, chemical tanker 5, container 1,
oil tanker 3, passenger-cargo 3, vehicle carrier 2 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 74
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 10
with paved runways under 914 m: 28
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 17 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 122,195 (1993 est.)

Telephone system: meets minimum requirements for local and
intercity service for business and government; intern