Illicit drugs: illicit cultivator of opium poppy and cannabis; mostly
for CIS consumption; transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western
Europe
Economic aid:
recipient: joint EC-US loan (1993), $127 million; IMF STF credit
(1993), $64 million; IMF stand-by loan (1993), $72 million; US
commitments (1992-93), $61 million in humanitarian aid, $11 million in
technical assistance; World Bank loan (1993), $60 million; Russia
(1993), 50 billion ruble credit; Romania (1993), 20 billion lei credit
Currency: the leu (plural lei) was introduced in late 1993
Exchange rates: lei per US$1 - 4.277 (22 December 1994)
Fiscal year: calendar year
@Moldova:Transportation
Railroads:
total: 1,150 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial
lines
broad gauge: 1,150 km 1.520-m gauge (1990)
Highways:
total: 20,000 km
paved or graveled: 13,900 km
unpaved: earth 6,100 km (1990)
Pipelines: natural gas 310 km (1992)
Ports: none