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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 23,200 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 636,000*
Population density: 27.4 per sq. km.
Urban population (1975/1997): 68.5/82.7¬
Population growth (1975-1997/1997-2015): 5.1/1.9¬
Life expectancy (2002 est.): total population: 51.6 years female: 53.52 years male: 49.73 years**
Fertility rate (1975-1980/1995-2000): 6.1/5.3**
Capital: Asmara
Largest city/population (1992 est.): Asmara/400,000~
Gross Domestic Product - $US (2001 est.): $US586 million**
GNP per capita - $US (2001 est.): 1,400
Human Development Index value (1999): 0.412¬
Chief of State: President Ismail Omar Guelleh (since 8 May 1999)
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita (since 4 March 2001)
Cabinet: Council of Ministers responsible to the President**
Elections: president elected by popular vote for a six-year term; election last held 9 April 1999 (next to be held NA 2005); Prime Minister appointed by the President
Election results: Ismail Omar GUELLEH elected president; percent of vote - Ismail Omar GUELLEH 74.4%, IDRIS Moussa Ahmed 25.6%**
* = World Bank 1999
** = CIA 2002
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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