4 billion (f.o.b., 1994)
commodities: computer equipment, rubber and rubber products, petroleum
products, telecommunications equipment
partners: Malaysia 20%, US 19%, Hong Kong 9%, Japan 7%, Thailand 6%
(1994)

Imports: $102.4 billion (c.i.f., 1994)
commodities: aircraft, petroleum, chemicals, foodstuffs
partners: Japan 22%, Malaysia 16%, US 15%, Taiwan 4%, Saudi Arabia 4%
(1994)

External debt: $20 million (1993 est.)

Industrial production: growth rate 13% (1994 est.); accounts for 28%
of GDP (1993)

Electricity:
capacity: 4,510,000 kW
production: 17 billion kWh
consumption per capita: 5,590 kWh (1993)

Industries: petroleum refining, electronics, oil drilling equipment,
rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages,
ship repair, entrepot trade, financial services, biotechnology

Agriculture: minor importance in the economy; self-sufficient in
poultry and eggs; must import much of other food; major crops -
rubber, copra, fruit, vegetables

Illicit drugs: transit point for Golden Triangle heroin going to the
US, Western Europe, and the Third World; also a major money-laundering
center

Economic aid:
recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-83), $590 million;
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
(1970-89), $1 billion

Currency: 1 Singapore dollar (S$) = 100 cents

Exchange rates: Singapore dollars (S$) per US$1 - 1.4524 (January
1995), 1.5275 (1994), 1.6158 (1993), 1.6290 (1992), 1.7276 (1991),
1.8125 (1990)

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

@Singapore:Transportation

Railroads:
total: 38.6 km
narrow gauge: 38.6 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways:
total: 2,883 km
paved: 2,796 km
unpaved: 87 km (1991 est.)

Ports: Singapore

Merchant marine:
total: 563 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,167,596
GRT/17,845,687 DWT
ships by type: bulk 96, cargo 121, chemical tanker 16, combination
bulk 2, combination ore/oil 7, container 78, liquefied gas tanker 6,
oil tanker 198, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 12,
short-sea passenger 1, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 22
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 20 countries among
which are Japan 35 ships, Denmark 21, Germany 21, Hong Kong 18,
Belgium 14, Thailand 11, Sweden 8, US 7, Indonesia 6, and Norway 5;
Singapore owns 1 ship under Malaysia registry

Airports:
total: 10
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 3
with paved ru