Imports—commodities: capital goods 21%, crude oil 11%, foodstuffs 9%, consumer goods, chemicals
Imports—partners: US 48%, EU, Central America and Caribbean, Japan
Debt—external: $7.26 billion (1996 est.)
Economic aid—recipient: $197.1 million (1995)
Currency: 1 balboa (B) = 100 centesimos
Exchange rates: balboas (B) per US$1—1.000 (fixed rate)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications
Telephones: 273,000 (1991 est.)
Telephone system: domestic and international facilities well
developed
domestic: NA
international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth stations—2
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); connected to the Central American
Microwave System