,
petroleum products, telecommunications equipment
partners: Malaysia 20%, US 19%, Hong Kong 9%, Japan 7%, Thailand 6%
(1994)

Imports: $125.9 billion (1995)
commodities: aircraft, petroleum, chemicals, foodstuffs
partners: Japan 22%, Malaysia 16%, US 15%, Taiwan 4%, Saudi Arabia
4% (1994)

External debt: $3.2 million (1994)

Economic aid: $NA

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

Exchange rates: Singapore dollars (S$) per US$1 - 1.4214 (January
1996), 1.4174 (1995), 1.5274 (1994), 1.6158 (1993), 1.6290 (1992),
1.7276 (1991)

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

Transportation
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Railways:
total: 38.6 km
narrow gauge: 38.6 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways:
total: 2,989 km
paved: 2,905 km (including 111.6 km of expressways)
unpaved: 84 km (1994 est.)

Ports: Singapore

Merchant marine:
total: 646 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,915,788
GRT/20,292,580 DWT
ships by type: bulk 110, cargo 118, chemical tanker 18, combination
bulk 3, combination ore/oil 8, container 92, liquefied gas tanker
13, multifunction large-load carrier 4, oil tanker 234, refrigerated
cargo 5, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1,
specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 24
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 22
countries among which are Japan 39, Hong Kong 27, Denmark 24,
Germany 20, Sweden 14, Thailand 14, Belgium 12, Norway 9, Indonesia
7, and US 7 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 8
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 1 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 1.23 million (1993 est.)

Telephone system: good domestic facilities; good international
service
domestic: NA
international: 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 13, FM 4, shortwave 0

Radios: NA

Television broadcast stations: 2 (1987 est.)

Televisions: 1.05 million (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Defense Force, Police
Force

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 1,025,300
males fit for military service: 75