oduction:
2.5 trillion kWh (2005)

Electricity - production by source:
fossil fuel: 80.2%
hydro: 18.5%
nuclear: 1.2%
other: 0.1% (2001)

Electricity - consumption:
2.494 trillion kWh (2005)

Electricity - exports:
11.2 billion kWh (2005)

Electricity - imports:
5 billion kWh (2005)

Oil - production:
3.631 million bbl/day (2005)

Oil - consumption:
6.534 million bbl/day (2005)

Oil - exports:
443,300 bbl/day (2005)

Oil - imports:
3.181 million bbl/day (2005)

Oil - proved reserves:
16.1 billion bbl (2006 est.)

Natural gas - production:
52.88 billion cu m (2005)

Natural gas - consumption:
47.91 billion cu m (2005)

Natural gas - exports:
2.79 billion cu m (2005)

Natural gas - imports:
0 cu m (2005)

Natural gas - proved reserves:
2.35 trillion cu m (2005 est.)

Current account balance:
$179.1 billion (2006 est.)

Exports:
$974 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Exports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, plastics, optical and medical equipment,
iron and steel

Exports - partners:
US 21.4%, Hong Kong 16.3%, Japan 11%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany
4.3% (2005)

Imports:
$777.9 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)

Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, oil and mineral fuels, plastics, optical
and medical equipment, organic chemicals, iron and steel

Imports - partners:
Japan 15.2%, South Korea 11.6%, Taiwan 11.2%, US 7.4%, Germany 4.6%
(2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$1.034 trillion (2006 est.)

Debt - external:
$305.6 billion (2006 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$NA

Currency (code):
yuan (CNY); note - also referred to as the Renminbi (RMB)

Currency code:
CNY

Exchange rates:
yuan per US dollar - 7.97 (2006), 8.1943 (2005), 8.2768 (2004),
8.277 (2003), 8.277 (2002)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications China

Telephones - main lines in use:
350.433 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
437.48 million (2006)

Telephone system:
general assessment: domestic and international services are
increasingly available for private use; unevenly distributed
domestic system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and
many towns; China continues to develop its telecommunications
infrastructure, and is partnering with foreign providers to expand
its global reach; three of China's six major telecommunications
operators are part of an internat