04 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
759.7 billion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$-5.486 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$19.24 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather
goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs

Exports - partners:
US 24.8%, UAE 7.8%, Afghanistan 6.6%, UK 5.7%, Germany 4.5% (2005)

Imports:
$26.79 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
petroleum, petroleum products, machinery, plastics, transportation
equipment, edible oils, paper and paperboard, iron and steel, tea

Imports - partners:
Saudi Arabia 11.1%, UAE 10.3%, China 9.2%, Japan 6.4%, US 6%,
Kuwait 5%, Germany 4.5% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$13.29 billion (2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$42.38 billion (2006 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$2.4 billion (FY01/02)

Currency (code):
Pakistani rupee (PKR)

Currency code:
PKR

Exchange rates:
Pakistani rupees per US dollar - 60.5 (2006), 59.515 (2005), 58.258
(2004), 57.752 (2003), 59.724 (2002)

Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June

Communications Pakistan

Telephones - main lines in use:
5,162,798 (2006)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
48,289,136 (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: the telecom infrastructure is improving
dramatically with foreign and domestic investments into fixed-line
and mobile networks; mobile cellular subscribership has skyrocketed,
approaching 50 million in late 2006, up from only about 300,000 in
2000; fiber systems are being constructed throughout the country to
aid in network growth; main line availability has risen only
marginally over the same period and there are still difficulties
getting main line service to rural areas.
domestic: microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, fiber-optic cable,
cellular, and satellite networks
international: country code - 92; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); 3 operational
international gateway exchanges (1 at Karachi and 2 at Islamabad);
microwave radio relay to neighboring countries (2006)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 27, FM 1, shortwave 21 (1998)

Radios:
13.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
30 (plus seven low-power repeaters) (2006)

Televisions:
3.1 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.pk

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