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Commercial energy use	861.25		[77th of 119]
Electric power consumption > kWh	7,091,000,000 kWh		[92nd of 132]
DEFINITION: Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.		View time series
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > % of output	10.73 %		[75th of 131]
DEFINITION: Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electric power transmission and distribution losses > million kWh	881,000,000 million kWh		[101st of 132]
DEFINITION: Electric power transmission and distribution losses include losses in transmission between sources of supply and points of distribution and in the distribution to consumers, including pilferage.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electrical outages > days	12.27 days		[10th of 42]
DEFINITION: Electrical outages are the average number of days per year that establishments experience power outages or surges from the public grid.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electricity > Production by source > Fossil fuel	1.5%		[203rd of 223]
DEFINITION: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Electricity > Production by source > Hydro	81.9%		[25th of 223]
DEFINITION: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Electricity > Production by source > Nuclear	0%		[109th of 223]
DEFINITION: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Electricity > Production by source > Other	16.6%		[6th of 210]
DEFINITION: The percentage share of electricity generated from each energy source. These are fossil fuel, hydro, nuclear, and other (solar, geothermal, and wind).		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
electricity consumption > Date of > Information	2003
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources > kwh	6,486,000,000 kWh		[48th of 117]
DEFINITION: Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.		View time series
SOURCE: Wikipedia: List of countries by electricity consumption
Gasoline prices	1.07		[62nd of 141]
DEFINITION: Ratio of premium gasoline price to world average Units: Ratio of Gasoline Price to World Average Units: Pump price for super gasoline (US$ per liter): Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars, and the ratio of the gas price to the world average in the same time period was used in order to normalize the data. For more information, see World Development Indicators, Table 3.12.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Hydroelectricity consumption	6.09		[52nd of 213]
DEFINITION: Figures for year 2003 in billion kilowatthours
SOURCE: German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Fuel Prices and Taxation (1999) and the electronic update for2000. Available from World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002, WDI table 3.12. via ciesin.org
imports, net > % of energy use	53.05 %		[39th of 130]
DEFINITION: Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.		View time series
SOURCE: Energy Information Administration
Traditional fuel consumption	54.2%		[38th of 130]
DEFINITION: Traditional fuel consumption as a % of total energy use.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
use > kt of oil equivalent	3,700 kt of oil equivalent		[108th of 132]
DEFINITION: Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.		View time series
SOURCE: World Bank. 2002. World Development Indicators 2002. CD-ROM. Washington, DC
Wall plugs > Frequency	60 HZ		[24th of 151]
DEFINITION: PowerStream
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Wall plugs > Plug type	USA
DEFINITION: PowerStream
Wall plugs > Voltage	120 V		[184th of 209]
DEFINITION: PowerStream
Wind energy installation	79 MW		[24th of 53]
DEFINITION: Worldwide wind energy installation figures per country as at 31 December 2004

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