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2000 |
2003 |
2004 |
| People |
| Population, total |
27.8 million |
28.8 million |
29.8 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.1 |
1.1 |
3.4 |
| Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) |
68.8 |
69.8 |
70.1 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) |
45.0 |
.. |
38.2 |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000) |
54.0 |
.. |
42.8 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
63.0 |
| Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5) |
.. |
.. |
10.2 |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) |
93.0 |
90.0 |
95.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) |
.. |
0.1 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) |
58.2 |
67.4 |
75.4 |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) |
93.2 |
106.1 |
105.9 |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) |
38.7 |
44.3 |
47.6 |
| School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) |
9.0 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
| Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education (%) |
83.0 |
87.7 |
88.0 |
| Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) |
.. |
.. |
52.3 |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
446.6 thousand |
446.6 thousand |
446.6 thousand |
| Forest area (sq. km) |
43,280.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Agricultural land (% of land area) |
68.7 |
68.1 |
.. |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
1.3 |
.. |
.. |
| Improved water source (% of population with access) |
.. |
.. |
81.0 |
| Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) |
.. |
.. |
88.0 |
| Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |
358.2 |
378.0 |
.. |
| Energy imports, net (% of energy use) |
94.3 |
94.2 |
.. |
| Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) |
500.1 |
576.7 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
34.0 billion |
39.4 billion |
46.9 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
1,220.0 |
1,370.0 |
1,570.0 |
| GDP (current US$) |
33.3 billion |
43.8 billion |
50.0 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
1.0 |
5.5 |
4.2 |
| Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) |
1.5 |
-0.1 |
1.5 |
| Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) |
13.8 |
16.7 |
15.9 |
| Industry, value added (% of GDP) |
31.9 |
29.9 |
30.4 |
| Services, etc., value added (% of GDP) |
54.2 |
53.5 |
53.8 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
31.4 |
32.5 |
33.1 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
37.6 |
36.4 |
39.3 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
23.6 |
24.1 |
25.0 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| States and markets |
| Time required to start a business (days) |
.. |
36.0 |
11.0 |
| Market capitalization of listed companies (% of GDP) |
32.7 |
30.0 |
50.1 |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
| Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) |
135.3 |
297.7 |
356.9 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
7.2 |
34.7 |
117.4 |
| Roads, paved (% of total roads) |
56.4 |
.. |
.. |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
11.3 |
11.3 |
10.2 |
| Global links |
| Merchandise trade (% of GDP) |
56.9 |
52.6 |
55.5 |
| Net barter terms of trade (2000 = 100) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
98.2 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) |
221.0 million |
2.3 billion |
768.9 million |
| Long-term debt (DOD, current US$) |
19.1 billion |
17.7 billion |
17.5 billion |
| Present value of debt (% of GNI) |
.. |
.. |
39.2 |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) |
21.0 |
23.5 |
14.0 |
| Official development assistance and official aid (current US$) |
419.3 million |
537.6 million |
705.9 million |
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (US$) |
2.2 billion |
3.6 billion |
4.2 billion |
| Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2006 |
