Economic aid - recipient:
ODA $150 million (2000 est.)
Currency:
lari (GEL)
Currency code:
GEL
Exchange rates:
lari per US dollar - 2.1457 (2003), 2.1957 (2002), 2.073 (2001),
1.9762 (2000), 2.0245 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Georgia
Telephones - main lines in use:
650,500 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
522,300 (2003)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: local - T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi have cellular telephone
networks; urban telephone density is about 20 per 100 people; rural
telephone density is about 4 per 100 people; intercity facilities
include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi;
nationwide pager service is available
international: country code - 995; Georgia and Russia are working on
a fiber-optic line between P'ot'i and Sochi (Russia); present
international service is available by microwave, landline, and
satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail
and telex service are available
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 7, FM 12, shortwave 4 (1998)