billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 109
Electricity - consumption:
4.776 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 110
Electricity - exports:
451.3 million kWh; note - exports an unknown quantity to Georgia; includes exports to Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan (2007 est.)
Electricity - imports:
418.7 million kWh; note - imports an unknown quantity from Iran (2007 est.)
Oil - production:
0 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 207
Oil - consumption:
49,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 97
Oil - exports:
0 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 139
Oil - imports:
45,200 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 91
Oil - proved reserves:
0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 203
Natural gas - production:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
Natural gas - consumption:
1.93 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 81
Natural gas - exports:
0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 201
Natural gas - imports:
1.93 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 47
Natural gas - proved reserves:
0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 203
Current account balance:
-$1.138 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 142 -$1.326 billion (2009 est.)
Exports:
$846 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 158 $722.3 million (2009 est.)
Exports - commodities:
pig iron, unwrought copper, nonferrous metals, diamonds, mineral products, foodstuffs, energy
Exports - partners:
Germany 16.47%, Russia 15.45%, US 9.64%, Bulgaria 8.6%, Georgia 7.57%, Netherlands 7.48%, Belgium 6.71%, Canada 4.91% (2009)
Imports:
$2.988 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 $2.817 billion (2009 est.)
Imports - commodities:
natural gas, petroleum, tobacco products, foodstuffs, diamonds
Imports - partners:
Russia 24.02%, China 8.72%, Ukraine 6.15%, Turkey 5.39%, Germany 5.36%, Iran 4.07% (2009)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.247 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 94 $2.004 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Debt - external:
$5.227 billion (30 June 2010) country comparison to the world: 103 $3.449 billion (31 December 2008)
Exchange rates:
drams (AMD) per US dollar - 374.29 (2010), 363.28 (2009), 303.93 (2008), 344.06 (2007), 414.69 (2006)
Communications ::Armenia
Telephones - main lines in use:
630,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 92
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.62 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 120
Telephone system:
general assessment: telecommunications investments have made major inroads in modernizing and upgrading the outdated telecommunications network inherited from the Soviet era; now 100% privately owned and undergoing modernization and expansion; mobile-cellular services monopoly terminated in late 2004 and a second provider began operations in mid-2005
domestic: reliable modern fixed-line and mobile-cellular services are available across Yerevan in major cities and towns; significant but ever-shrinking gaps remain in mobile-cellular coverage in rural areas
international: country code - 374; Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, through the Moscow international switch, and by satellite to the rest of the world; satellite earth stations - 3 (2008)
Broadcast media:
2 public television networks operating alongside more than 40 privately-owned television stations that provide local to near nationwide coverage; major Russian broadcast stations are widely available; subscription cable TV services are available in most regions; Public Radio of Armenia is a national, state-run broadcast network that operates alongside about 20 privately-owned radio stations; several major international broadcasters are available (2008)
Internet country code:
.am
Internet hosts:
65,279 (2010) country comparison to the world: 83
Internet users:
208,200 (2009) country comparison to the world: 138
Transportation ::Armenia
Airports:
11 (2010) country comparison to the world: 153
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 10
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2010)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1
914 to 1,523
