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1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
| People |
| Population,
total |
119.8
million |
125.6
million |
127.7
million |
| Population
density (people per sq km) |
920.1 |
.. |
.. |
| Population
growth (annual %) |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
| Life
expectancy at birth, total (years) |
.. |
58.5 |
.. |
| Fertility
rate, total (births per woman) |
.. |
3.1 |
.. |
| Mortality
rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
72.8 |
.. |
| Mortality
rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
96.0 |
.. |
| Malnutrition
prevalence (% of children under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Urban
population (% of total) |
21.8 |
23.4 |
24.0 |
| Population
density, rural (people per sq km) |
1,196.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Illiteracy
rate, adult male (% of males 15+) |
50.7 |
48.9 |
48.3 |
| Illiteracy
rate, adult female (% of females 15+) |
73.5 |
71.4 |
70.7 |
| School
enrollment, primary (% net) |
69.5 |
.. |
.. |
| School
enrollment, secondary (% net) |
21.4 |
.. |
.. |
| School
enrollment, primary, female (% net) |
64.4 |
.. |
.. |
| School
enrollment, secondary, female (% net) |
15.6 |
.. |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface
area (sq km) |
144.0
thousand |
.. |
.. |
| Forest
area (sq. km) |
10,100.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Annual
deforestation (% of change) |
0.8 |
.. |
.. |
| Freshwater
resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| CO2
emissions, industrial (metric tons per capita) |
0.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Safe
water, urban (% of urban population with access) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Sanitation,
urban (% of urban population with access) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Commercial
energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |
198.8 |
.. |
.. |
| Electric
power consumption (kwh) |
69.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Economy |
| GDP
at market prices (current US$) |
37.6
billion |
42.7
billion |
45.8
billion |
| GDP
growth (annual %) |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.3 |
| GNP,
Atlas method (current US$) |
39.2
billion |
45.1
billion |
47.0
billion |
| GNP
per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
330.0 |
360.0 |
370.0 |
| Inflation,
GDP deflator (annual %) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Agriculture,
value added (% of GDP) |
24.8 |
22.2 |
21.1 |
| Industry,
value added (% of GDP) |
26.2 |
27.9 |
26.8 |
| Services,
etc., value added (% of GDP) |
49.0 |
49.9 |
52.1 |
| Exports
of goods and services (% of GDP) |
11.0 |
13.8 |
13.6 |
| Imports
of goods and services (% of GDP) |
17.1 |
18.9 |
19.4 |
| Gross
domestic investment (% of GDP) |
20.0 |
22.2 |
20.3 |
| Current
revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Overall
budget deficit, including grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Money
and quasi money growth (annual %) |
12.2 |
11.4 |
15.5 |
| Technology
and infrastructure |
| Telephone
mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.. |
| Telephone
average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.. |
| Personal
computers (per 1,000 people) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internet
hosts (per 10,000 people) |
0.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Roads,
paved (%) |
7.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft
departures |
12,600.0 |
11,900.0 |
.. |
| Trade
and finance |
| Trade
(% of GDP, PPP) |
6.5 |
7.0 |
.. |
| Trade
in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| High-technology
exports (% of manufactured exports) |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.. |
| Net
barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
100.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Foreign
direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (WDI,
current US$) |
2.0
million |
308.0
million |
.. |
| Present
value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
10.1
billion |
.. |
| Total
debt service (TDS, current US$) |
811.7
million |
682.7
million |
.. |
| Short-term
debt outstanding (DOD, current US$) |
202.6
million |
149.9
million |
.. |
| Aid
per capita (current US$) |
10.7 |
10.0 |
.. |
| Source:
World Development Indicators database, July 2000 |
