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

growth rate NA%

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       6,380,000 kW

       production:

       16.384 billion kWh

       consumption per capita:

       630 kWh (1992)

       Industries:

       petroleum, light industries, natural gas, mining, electrical,

       petrochemical, food processing

       Agriculture:

       accounts for 12.8% of GDP (1993 est.) and employs 22% of labor force;

       products- wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits, sheep,

       cattle; net importer of food - grain, vegetable oil, sugar

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70–85), $1.4 billion; Western

       (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970–89), $925

       million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979–89), $1.8 billion; Communist

       countries (1970–89), $2.7 billion; net official disbursements

       (1985–89), $375 million

       Currency:

       1 Algerian dinar (DA) = 100 centimes

       Exchange rates:

       Algerian dinars (DA) per US$1 - 36.008 (April 1994), 23.345 (1993),

       21.836 (1992), 18.473 (1991), 8.958 (1990), 7.6086 (1989)

       Fiscal year:

       calendar year

      @Algeria, Communications

      Railroads:

       4,060 km total; 2,616 km standard gauge (1.435 m), 1,188 km

       1.055-meter gauge, 256 km 1.000-meter gauge; 300 km electrified; 215

       km double track

       Highways:

       total:

       90,031 km

       paved:

       concrete, bituminous 58,868 km

       unpaved:

       gravel, crushed stone, earth 31,163 km (1990)

       Pipelines:

       crude oil 6,612 km; petroleum products 298 km; natural gas 2,948 km

       Ports:

       Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Ghazaouet, Jijel, Mers el

       Kebir, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda

       Merchant marine:

       75 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 903,179 GRT/1,064,211 DWT, bulk

       9, cargo 27, chemical tanker 7, liquefied gas 9, oil tanker 5,

       roll-on/roll-off cargo 12, short-sea passenger 5, specialized tanker 1

       Airports:

       total:

       140

       usable:

       124

       with permanent-surface runways:

       53

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       2

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       32

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       65

       Telecommunications:

       excellent domestic and international service in the north, sparse in

       the south; 822,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 26 AM, no FM, 18

       TV; 1,600,000 TV sets; 5,200,000 radios; 5 submarine cables; microwave

       radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial

       cable to Morocco and Tunisia; satellite earth stations - 1 Atlantic

       Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Intersputnik, l ARABSAT,

       and 12 domestic; 20 additional satellite earth stations are planned

      @Algeria, Defense Forces

      Branches:

       National Popular Army, Navy, Air Force, Territorial Air Defense

       Manpower availability:

       males age 15–49 6,863,378; fit for military service 4,215,767; reach

       military age (19) annually 301,945 (1994 est.)

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $1.36 billion, 2.5% of GDP (1993 est.)

      @American Samoa

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      Affiliation: (territory of the US)

      @American Samoa, Geography

      Location:

       Oceania, Polynesia, in the South Pacific Ocean, 3,700 km

       south-southwest of Honolulu, about halfway between Hawaii and New

       Zealand

       Map references:

       Oceania

       Area:

       total area:

       199 sq km

       land area:

       199 sq km

       comparative area:

       slightly larger than Washington, DC

       note:

       includes Rose Island and Swains Island

       Land boundaries:

       0 km

       Coastline:

       116 km

       Maritime claims:

       contiguous zone:

       24 nm

       continental shelf:

       200-m depth or to depth of exploitation

       exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       territorial sea:

       12 nm

       International disputes:

       none

       Climate:

       tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall

       averages 124 inches; rainy season from November to April, dry season

       from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation

       Terrain:

       five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains,

       two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)

       Natural resources:

       pumice, pumicite

       Land use:

       arable land:

       10%

       permanent crops:

       5%

       meadows and pastures:

       0%

       forest and woodland:

       75%

       other:

       10%

       Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

       Environment:

       rent issues:

       NA

       ural hazards:

       typhoons common from December to March

       ernational agreements: