The 1992 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

metal products, cement; mining - gold, coal, emeralds, iron, nickel, silver,

       salt

       Agriculture:

       growth rate 3% (1991 est.) accounts for 22% 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 cannabis, coca, and opium; about 37,500 hectares of coca

       under cultivation; major supplier of cocaine to the US and other

       international drug markets

      :Colombia Economy

      Economic aid:

       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:

       Colombian peso (plural - pesos); 1 Colombian peso (Col$) = 100 centavos

       Exchange rates:

       Colombian pesos (Col$) per US$1 - 711.88 (January 1992), 633.08 (1991),

       550.00 (1990), 435.00 (1989), 336.00 (1988), 242.61 (1987)

       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:

       75,450 km total; 9,350 km paved, 66,100 km earth and gravel surfaces

       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:

       31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 289,794 GRT/443,369 DWT; includes 9

       cargo, 1 chemical tanker, 3 petroleum tanker, 8 bulk, 10 container; note -

       in addition, 2 naval tankers are sometimes used commercially

       Civil air:

       83 major transport aircraft

       Airports:

       1,167 total, 1,023 usable; 70 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways

       over 3,659 m; 8 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 191 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

       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 de Colombia), National Police (Policia Nacional)

       Manpower availability:

       males 15-49, 9,214,691; 6,240,601 fit for military service; 353,691 reach

       military age (18) annually

       Defense expenditures:

       exchange rate conversion - $624 million, 1.4% of GDP (1991)

      :Comoros Geography

      Total area:

       2,170 km2

       Land area:

       2,170 km2

       Comparative area:

       slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

       Land boundaries:

       none

       Coastline:

       340 km

       Maritime claims:

       Exclusive economic zone:

       200 nm

       Territorial sea:

       12 nm

       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%

       Environment:

       soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; cyclones possible during rainy

       season

       Note:

       important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

      :Comoros People

      Population:

       493,853 (July 1992), growth rate 3.5% (1992)

       Birth rate:

       47 births/1,000 population (1992)

       Death rate:

       12 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

       Net migration rate:

       0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

       Infant mortality rate:

       84 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

       Life expectancy at birth:

       55 years male, 59 years female (1992)

       Total fertility rate:

       6.9 children born/woman (1992)

       Nationality:

       noun - Comoran(s); adjective - Comoran

       Ethnic divisions:

       Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

       Religions:

       Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%

       Languages:

       official languages are Arabic and French but majority of population speak

       Comoran, a blend of Swahili and Arabic

       Literacy:

       48% (male 56%, female 40%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

       Labor force:

       140,000 (1982); agriculture 80%, government 3%; 51% of population of working

       age (1985)

       Organized labor:

       NA

      :Comoros Government

      Long-form name:

       Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros

       Type:

       independent republic

       Capital:

       Moroni

       Administrative divisions: