_#_Economic aid: donor—ODA commitments (1980-89), $90 million
_#_Currency: Irish pound (plural—pounds); 1 Irish pound (5Ir) = 100 pence
_#_Exchange rates: Irish pounds (5Ir) per US$1—0.5656 (January 1991), 0.6030 (1990), 0.7472 (1989), 0.6553 (1988), 0.6720 (1987), 0.7454 (1986), 0.9384 (1985)
_#_Fiscal year: calendar year
_*Communications #_Railroads: Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,947 km 1.602-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double track; 38 km electrified
_#_Highways: 92,294 km total; 87,422 km surfaced, 4,872 km gravel or crushed stone
_#_Inland waterways: limited for commercial traffic
_#_Pipelines: natural gas, 225 km
_#_Ports: Cork, Dublin, Shannon Estuary, Waterford
_#_Merchant marine: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 138,967 GRT/164,628 DWT; includes 4 short-sea passenger, 31 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 3 container, 2 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 6 bulk