Currency: 1 South African rand (R) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: South African rand (R) per US$1 - 3.6417 (January 1996), 3.6266 (1995), 3.5490 (1994), 3.2636 (1993), 2.8497 (1992), 2.7653 (1991)
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Transportation ———————
Railways: total: 2,382 km (1995) narrow gauge: 2,382 km 1.067-m gauge; single track
Highways: total: 54,186 km paved: 4,056 km unpaved: 50,130 km (1987 est.)
Ports: Luderitz, Walvis Bay
Merchant marine: none
Airports:
total: 108
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 14
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3
with paved runways under 914 m: 10
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 17
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 58 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————