rate:
7.6% (2003 est.)
Electricity - production:
66.96 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - consumption:
62.27 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2001)
Oil - production:
62,870 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - consumption:
365,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA (2001)
Oil - imports:
NA (2001)
Oil - proved reserves:
297.1 million bbl (1 January 2002)
Natural gas - production:
23.4 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - consumption:
23.4 billion cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m NA (2001 est.)
Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2001 est.)
Natural gas - proved reserves:
695.6 billion cu m (1 January 2002)
Current account balance:
$3.358 billion (2003)
Exports:
$11.7 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Exports - commodities:
textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, and yarn), rice,
leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and
rugs
Exports - partners:
US 23.1%, UAE 9.4%, UK 7.1%, Germany 5.1%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2003)
Imports:
$12.51 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.)
Imports - commodities:
petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation
equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea
Imports - partners:
UAE 11.2%, Saudi Arabia 10.9%, China 7.3%, Japan 6.6%, Kuwait 6.4%,
US 6%, Malaysia 4.6%, Germany 4.4%, Singapore 4% (2003)
Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$11.67 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$33.54 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$2.4 billion (FY01/02)
Currency:
Pakistani rupee (PKR)
Currency code:
PKR
Exchange rates:
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 57.752 (2003), 59.7238 (2002),
61.9272 (2001), 53.6482 (2000), 49.1183 (1999)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Communications Pakistan
Telephones - main lines in use:
3,982,800 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2,624,800 (2003)
Telephone system:
general assessment: the domestic system is mediocre, but improving;
service is adequate for government and business use, in part because
major businesses have established their own private systems; since
1988, the government has promoted investment in the national
telecommunications system on a priority basis, significantly
increasing network capacity; despite major improvements in trunk and
urban systems, telecommunication services
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