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1997 |
2000 |
2001 |
| People |
| Population, total |
12.0 million |
13.1 million |
13.5 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
| Life expectancy (years) |
46.5 |
46.6 |
46.6 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
172.0 |
172.0 |
154.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
260.0 |
260.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
78.0 |
46.0 |
72.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV (female, % ages 15-24) |
.. |
.. |
5.7 |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
.. |
28.3 |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
33.8 |
36.9 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
1.2 million |
1.2 million |
1.2 million |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
697.6 thousand |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
0.2 |
.. |
| Water use (% of total resources) |
.. |
14,009.4 |
.. |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
38.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
70.0 |
.. |
| Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
602.0 |
583.7 |
.. |
| Electricity use per capita (kWh) |
80.3 |
88.2 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNP (US$) |
6.2 billion |
5.7 billion |
6.7 billion |
| GNP per capita, (US$) |
510.0 |
430.0 |
500.0 |
| GDP (US$) |
7.7 billion |
8.9 billion |
9.5 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
7.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
94.3 |
408.0 |
127.7 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
9.0 |
5.8 |
8.0 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
60.8 |
72.8 |
66.8 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
30.2 |
21.4 |
25.3 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
69.0 |
92.3 |
74.0 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
67.8 |
64.6 |
62.3 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
25.5 |
35.4 |
34.0 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
5.9 |
7.3 |
12.3 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.. |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| Internet users |
750.0 |
30,000.0 |
60,000.0 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
25.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
7,300.0 |
4,400.0 |
4,400.0 |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
99.1 |
125.3 |
106.1 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
142.0 |
159.4 |
141.9 |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
98.1 |
214.9 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
411.7 million |
878.6 million |
2.1 billion |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
0.0 |
9.7 billion |
9.3 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
19.2 |
21.3 |
26.5 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
1.3 billion |
1.3 billion |
2.2 billion |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
29.5 |
23.3 |
19.9 |
| Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2003
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