1983 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1983 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Aid
economic — bilateral commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-82), from US, $536 million; (1970-81) ODA and OOF from other Western countries, $162 million; military — authorized from US (1970-82), $27 million
Airfields
47 total, 36 usable; 14 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 9 with runways 1,2202,439 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force
Budget
revenues, $753 million; expenditures, $1,989 million (1982)
Civil air
14 major transport aircraft
Fiscal year
calendar year Communications
Highways
12,000 km total; 5,800 km paved, 5,600 km gravel and improved earth
Military budget
estimated for fiscal year ending 31 December 1983, $123.4 million, about 12.5% of the central budget
Military manpower
males 15-49, 1,575,000; 1,039,000 fit for military service; 80,000 reach military age (18) annually
Monetary conversion rate
1 peso=US$l (February 1984)
Pipelines
refined products, 69 km
Ports
4 major (Santo Domingo, Barahona, Haina, Puerto Plata), 17 minor
Railroads
1,600 km total; 104 km 1.065-meter gauge, government owned, common carrier; 1,496 km privately owned plantation lines (gauges ranging from 0.600to 1.430meter, with 0.760-meter gauge predominating)
Telecommunications
relatively efficient domestic system based on islandwide radiorelay network; 165,300 telephones (2.9 per 100 popl.); 122 AM, 62 FM, and 37 TV stations; 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station Defense Forces