1983 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1983 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Agriculture
occupies a position of minor importance in the economy, self-sufficient in pork, poultry, and eggs, must import much of its other food requirements; major crops — rubber, copra, fruit and vegetables
Aid
economic commitments — Western (non-US) countries (1970-81), $256 million; US, including Ex-Im (FY70-82), $302 million; military— US (FY70-82), $2 million
Airfields
6 total, 6 usable; 6 with permanentsurface runways; 2 with runways over 3,659 m, 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force, Army Reserve, People's Defense Force, People's Defense Force/Sea
Budget
(FY83/84) revenues $5.1 billion, expenditures $6.9 billion, deficit $1.8 million; 18.0% military
Civil air
approx. 30 major transport aircraft
Electric power
2,086,000 kW capacity (1982); 7.859 billion kWh produced (1982), 3, 1 79 kWh per capita
Exports
$20.8 billion (f.o.b., 1982); petroleum, rubber, manufactured goods
Fiscal year
1 April-31 March Communications
Fishing
catch 18,830 metric tons (1982), imports—89,104 metric tons (1982), exports— 50,995 metric tons (1982)
GDP
$14.2 billion (1982), $5,745 per capita; 8.9% average annual real growth (1971-81), 6.3% (1982)
Highways
2,314 km total (1980); 2,006 km paved, 308 km crushed stone or improved earth
Imports
$28.2 billion (c.i.f., 1982); major retained imports — capital equipment, manufactured goods, petroleum
Major industries
petroleum refining, oil drilling equipment, rubber processing and rubber products, processed food and beverages, electronics, ship repair, entrepot trade, financial services
Major trade partners
exports — Malaysia, US, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, Indonesia, FRG; imports — Japan, US, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia
Military budget
announced for fiscal year ending 31 March 1984, $953.4 million; about 11.9% of central government budget PAfUA "HEW GUINE°A SOLOMON ISLANDS H«n.i»ftS Coral Saa
Military manpower
males 15-49, 753,000; 590,000 fit for military service
Monetary conversion rate
2. 12 Singapore dollars=US$l (30 December 1983)
Ports
3 major, 2 minor
Railroads
38 km of 1.000-meter gauge
Ships
25 coastal patrol, 13 amphibious ships, 2 coastal minesweepers, 1 auxiliary
Telecommunications
good domestic facilities; good international service; good radio and television broadcast coverage; 700,000 telephones (26.5 per 100 popl.); 13 AM, 4 FM, and 2 TV stations; submarine cables extend to Hong Kong via Sabah, Philippines; 1 ground station to Hong Kong via Sabah, Malaysia; 1 ground satellite station Defense Forces