The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

expenditures:

       $12 billion, including capital expenditures of $2.2 billion (1993

       est.)

       Exports:

       $6.9 billion (f.o.b., 1992 est.)

       commodities:

       petroleum, coffee, coal, bananas, fresh cut flowers

       partners:

       US 39%, EC 25.7%, Japan 2.9%, Venezuela 8.5% (1992)

       Imports:

       $6.7 billion (c.i.f., 1992 est.)

       commodities:

       industrial equipment, transportation equipment, consumer goods,

       chemicals, paper products

       partners:

       US 36%, EC 18%, Brazil 4%, Venezuela 6.5%, Japan 8.7% (1992)

       External debt:

       $17 billion (1992)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate 2% (1993 est.); accounts for 21% of GDP

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       10,193,000 kW

       production:

       36 billion kWh

       consumption per capita:

       1,050 kWh (1992)

       Industries:

       textiles, food processing, oil, clothing and footwear, beverages,

       chemicals, metal products, cement; mining - gold, coal, emeralds,

       iron, nickel, silver, salt

       Agriculture:

       growth rate 2.7% (1993 est.) accounts for 21% of GDP; crops make up

       two-thirds and livestock one-third of agricultural output; climate and

       soils permit a wide variety of crops, such as coffee, rice, tobacco,

       corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseeds, vegetables; forest products

       and shrimp farming are becoming more important

       Illicit drugs:

       illicit producer of coca, opium, and cannabis; about 37,100 hectares

       of coca under cultivation; the world's largest processor of coca

       derivatives into cocaine in 1992; supplier of cocaine to the US and

       other international drug markets

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70–89), $1.6 billion; Western

       (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970–89), $3.3

       billion; Communist countries (1970–89), $399 million

       Currency:

       1 Colombian peso (Col$) = 100 centavos

       Exchange rates:

       Colombian pesos (Col$) per US$1 - 921.20 (January 1994), 863.06

       (1993), 759.28 (1992), 633.05 (1991), 502.26 (1990), 382.57 (1989)

       Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      @Colombia, Communications

      Railroads:

       3,386 km; 3,236 km 0.914-meter gauge, single track (2,611 km in use),

       150 km 1.435-meter gauge

       Highways:

       total:

       128,717 km (1989)

       paved:

       10,330 km

       unpaved:

       gravel/earth 118,387 km

       Inland waterways:

       14,300 km, navigable by river boats

       Pipelines:

       crude oil 3,585 km; petroleum products 1,350 km; natural gas 830 km;

       natural gas liquids 125 km

       Ports:

       Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Covenas, San Andres, Santa

       Marta, Tumaco

       Merchant marine:

       27 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 211,777 GRT/335,763 DWT, bulk 7,

       cargo 11, container 6, oil tanker 3

       Airports:

       total:

       1,369

       usable:

       1,156

       with permanent-surface runways:

       73

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       1

       with runways 2,440–2,659 m:

       9

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       205

       Telecommunications:

       nationwide radio relay system; 1,890,000 telephones; broadcast

       stations - 413 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 28 shortwave; 2 Atlantic Ocean

       INTELSAT earth stations and 11 domestic satellite earth stations

      @Colombia, Defense Forces

      Branches:

       Army (Ejercito Nacional), Navy (Armada Nacional, including Marines),

       Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Colombiana), National Police (Policia

       Nacional)

       Manpower availability:

       males age 15–49 9,639,080; fit for military service 6,507,935; reach

       military age (18) annually 354,944 (1994 est.)

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $1.2 billion (1992 est.)

      @Comoros, Geography

      Location: Southeastern Africa, in the extreme northern Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World Area: total area: 2,170 sq km land area: 2,170 sq km comparative area: slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 340 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claims French-administered Mayotte Climate: tropical marine; rainy season (November to May) Terrain: volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land: 35% permanent crops: 8% meadows and pastures: 7% forest and woodland: 16% other: 34% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: soil degradation and erosion; deforestation natural hazards: cyclones possible during rainy season international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea Note: important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

      @Comoros, People

      Population: 530,136 (July 1994 est.) Population growth rate: 3.55% (1994 est.) Birth rate: 46.48 births/1,000 population (1994 est.) Death rate: 10.95 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 79.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 57.81 years male: 55.63 years female: 60.06 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.79 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: noun: Comoran(s) adjective: Comoran Ethnic divisions: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava Religions: Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14% Languages: Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 48% male: 56% female: 40% Labor force: 140,000 (1982) by occupation: agriculture 80%, government 3% note: 51% of population of working age (1985)

      @Comoros, Government