The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

- production by source: fossil fuel: 90.8% hydro: 8.3% other: 0.9% (2001) nuclear: 0%

      Electricity - consumption:

       184.4 billion kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       731,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       796,500 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       523,400 bbl/day (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       530,800 bbl/day (2001)

      Oil - proved reserves:

       3.664 billion bbl (37257)

      Natural gas - production:

       33.08 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - consumption:

       23.33 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - exports:

       9.744 billion cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - imports:

       0 cu m (2001 est.)

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

       2.407 trillion cu m (37257)

      Agriculture - products:

       wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry

      Exports:

       $66.3 billion (2002 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and

       transport equipment

      Exports - partners:

       Japan 18.5%, US 9.6%, South Korea 8.3%, China 6.9%, New Zealand

       6.5%, UK 4.7%, Singapore 4.1%, Taiwan 4% (2002)

      Imports:

       $68 billion (2002 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines,

       telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum

       products

      Imports - partners:

       US 18.3%, Japan 12.3%, China 10.1%, Germany 5.7%, UK 4.6% (2002)

      Debt - external:

       $176.8 billion (yearend 2002 est.)

      Economic aid - donor:

       ODA, $894 million (FY 99/00)

      Currency:

       Australian dollar (AUD)

      Currency code:

       AUD

      Exchange rates:

       Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.84 (2002), 1.93 (2001), 1.72

       (2000), 1.55 (1999), 1.59 (1998)

      Fiscal year:

       1 July - 30 June

      Communications Australia

      Telephones - main lines in use:

       10.05 million (2000)

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

       8.6 million (2000)

      Telephone system:

       general assessment: excellent domestic and international service

       domestic: domestic satellite system; much use of radiotelephone in

       areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile cellular

       telephones

       international: submarine cables to New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,

       and Indonesia; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian

       Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat (Indian and Pacific Ocean

       regions) (1998)

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)

      Radios:

       25.5 million (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

       104 (1997)

      Televisions:

       10.15 million (1997)

      Internet country code:

       .au

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       571 (2002)

      Internet users:

       10.63 million (2002)

      Transportation Australia

      Railways:

       total: 41,588 km (4,612 km electrified)

       broad gauge: 2,193 km 1.600-m gauge

       narrow gauge: 15,456 km 1.067-m gauge

       dual gauge: 291 km dual gauge (2002)

       standard gauge: 23,648 km 1.435-m gauge

      Highways:

       total: 811,603 km

       paved: 314,090 km (including 18,619 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 497,513 km (1999 est.)

      Waterways:

       8,368 km (mainly used by small, shallow-draft craft)

      Pipelines:

       condensate 36 km; condensate/gas 243 km; gas 27,321 km; liquid

       petroleum gas 240 km; oil 4,779 km; oil/gas/water 104 km; water 40

       km (2003)

      Ports and harbors:

       Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania),

       Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania),

       Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville

      Merchant marine:

       total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,415,810 GRT/1,806,554 DWT

       note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of

       convenience: France 2, UK 2, US 14 (2002 est.)

       ships by type: bulk 20, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk

       1, container 2, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 7,

       roll on/roll off 6

      Airports:

       444 (2002)

      Airports - with paved runways: total: 294 over 3,047 m: 10 2,438 to 3,047 m: 11 1,524 to 2,437 m: 126 914 to 1,523 m: 134 under 914 m: 13 (2002)

      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 150 1,524 to 2,437 m: 20 914 to 1,523 m: 116 under 914 m: 14 (2002)

      Military Australia

      Military branches:

       Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Australian Air Force

      Military manpower - military age:

       17 years of age (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 5,037,538 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 4,339,011 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 142,377 (2003 est.)

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