The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

of narrow money:

      $335 million (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 164 $381.1 million (31 December 2007)

      Stock of broad money:

      $NA (31 December 2009)

      $647.6 million (31 December 2008)

      Stock of domestic credit:

      $NA (31 December 2008)

      $169.9 million (31 December 2007 est.)

      Market value of publicly traded shares:

      $NA

      Agriculture - products:

      rice, corn, root crops, citrus, foodgrains; dairy products, eggs

      Industries:

      cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism

      Industrial production growth rate:

      NA%

      Electricity - production:

      1.48 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 140

      Electricity - consumption:

      184 million kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 178

      Electricity - exports:

      1.296 billion kWh (2009 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      0 kWh (2009 est.)

      Oil - production:

      0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 118

      Oil - consumption:

      1,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 190

      Oil - exports:

      0 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 140

      Oil - imports:

      1,250 bbl/day (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 183

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 199

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

      Natural gas - consumption:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 80

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 200

      Current account balance:

      $164 million (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $116 million (2007 est.)

      Exports:

      $513 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 166 $350 million (2006)

      Exports - commodities:

      electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, calcium carbide, copper wire, manganese, vegetable oil

      Exports - partners:

      India 86.3%, Bangladesh 8.1%, Italy 1.5% (2008)

      Imports:

      $533 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 187 $320 million (2006)

      Imports - commodities:

      fuel and lubricants, passenger cars, machinery and parts, fabrics, rice (2008)

      Imports - partners:

      India 63%, Japan 12.3%, China 5.1% (2008)

      Debt - external:

      $836 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 152 $713.3 million (2006)

      Exchange rates:

      ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 46.6 (2009), 41.487 (2007), 45.279 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (2004)

      note: the ngultrum is pegged to the Indian rupee

      Communications ::Bhutan

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      26,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 182

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      327,100 (2009) country comparison to the world: 169

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services

      domestic: low teledensity; domestic service is poor especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service available since 2003

      international: country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2009)

      Broadcast media:

      state-owned TV station established in 1999; cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels; first radio station, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned; 1 private radio station began operations in 2006 (2007)

      Internet country code:

      .bt

      Internet hosts:

      9,147 (2010) country comparison to the world: 125

      Internet users:

      50,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 173

      Transportation ::Bhutan

      Airports:

      2 (2010) country comparison to the world: 196

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 1

      1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2010)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

      total: 1

      914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2010)

      Roadways:

      total: 8,050 km country comparison to the world: 141 paved: 4,991 km

      unpaved: 3,059 km (2003)

      Military ::Bhutan

      Military branches:

      Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)

      Military service age and obligation:

      18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription (2010)

      Manpower available for military service:

      males age 16–49: 198,553

      females age 16–49: 176,226 (2010 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

      males age 16–49: 153,985

      females age 16–49: 140,437 (2010 est.)

      Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

      male: 7,432

      female: 7,153 (2010 est.)

      Military expenditures:

      1% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 135

      Transnational Issues ::Bhutan

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