cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:
31.25 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - exports:
22.41 billion cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
2.23 trillion cu m (1 January 2002)

Current account balance:
$13.38 billion (2003)

Exports:
$98.4 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Exports - commodities:
electronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and
wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals

Exports - partners:
US 19.6%, Singapore 15.7%, Japan 10.7%, China 6.5%, Hong Kong 6.5%,
Thailand 4.4% (2003)

Imports:
$74.4 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)

Imports - commodities:
electronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles,
iron and steel products, chemicals

Imports - partners:
Japan 17.3%, US 15.5%, Singapore 11.9%, China 8.8%, South Korea
5.5%, Taiwan 5%, Germany 4.7%, Thailand 4.6% (2003)

Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$44.58 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$48.84 billion (2003 est.)

Currency:
ringgit (MYR)

Currency code:
MYR

Exchange rates:
ringgits per US dollar - 3.8 (2003), 3.8 (2002), 3.8 (2001), 3.8
(2000), 3.8 (1999)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Malaysia

Telephones - main lines in use:
4,571,600 (2003)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
11,124,100 (2003)

Telephone system:
general assessment: modern system; international service excellent
domestic: good intercity service provided on Peninsular Malaysia
mainly by microwave radio relay; adequate intercity microwave radio
relay network between Sabah and Sarawak via Brunei; domestic
satellite system with 2 earth stations
international: country code - 60; submarine cables to India, Hong
Kong, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian
Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2001)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)

Radios:
10.9 million (1999)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)

Televisions:
10.8 million (1999)

Internet country code:
.my

Internet hosts:
107,971 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
7 (2000)

Internet users:
8,692,100 (2003)

Transportation Malaysia

Railways:
total: 2,418 km (207 km electrified)
standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 2,361 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified)