$95.75 billion (2003)

Debt - external:
$15.06 billion (2003 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
NA

Currency:
Singapore dollar (SGD)

Currency code:
SGD

Exchange rates:
Singapore dollars per US dollar - 1.7422 (2003), 1.7906 (2002),
1.7917 (2001), 1.724 (2000), 1.695 (1999)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Communications Singapore

Telephones - main lines in use:
1,896,100 (2004)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
3,521,800 (2004)

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent service
domestic: excellent domestic facilities
international: country code - 65; submarine cables to Malaysia
(Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific
Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)

Radios:
2.6 million (2000)

Television broadcast stations:
7 (2003)

Televisions:
1.33 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.sg

Internet hosts:
484,825 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
9 (2000)

Internet users:
2.31 million (2002)

Transportation Singapore

Highways:
total: 3,066 km
paved: 3,066 km (including 150 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1999)

Pipelines:
gas 139 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Singapore

Merchant marine:
total: 900 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,065,290 GRT/36,393,317 DWT
registered in other countries: 383 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Australia 6, China 15, Denmark 32, Germany 18, Greece
12, Hong Kong 31, India 3, Indonesia 33, Japan 58, South Korea 13,
Malaysia 31, Monaco 19, Norway 53, Papua New Guinea 1, Philippines
9, Russia 2, Slovenia 1, Sweden 12, Switzerland 5, Taiwan 44,
Tanzania 1, Thailand 16, United Kingdom 15, United States 1
by type: bulk 136, cargo 84, chemical tanker 96, combination bulk 4,
combination ore/oil 8, container 186, liquefied gas 41, livestock
carrier 3, multi-functional large load carrier 2, petroleum tanker
290, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 5, short-sea/passenger
1, specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 32

Airports:
9 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 10
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Military Singapore

Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force

Militar