births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $260 million (1991 est.) Budget: revenues $47.8 billion; expenditures $1.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993) Exports: $76.8 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: fish, bananas, hides and leather goods 17%, beef 10%, wool 9%, fish 8%, timber 4% partners: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, India Imports: $13.9 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: primary materials, machinery, crude oil, construction materials, petroleum and petroleum products 360 km (1992) Ports: none; offshore anchorage only Airports: none; lagoon anchorage only Airports: total: 1 usable: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 74 Telecommunications: modern telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war; rebuilding still underway; 325,000 telephones (95 telephones per 1,000 persons); broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 13
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