|
People
1998
2001 2002 |
|
Population, total
|
7.6
million |
8.1
million |
8.3
million |
|
|
Population growth
(annual %) |
2.0
|
2.2
|
1.9
|
|
|
National poverty
rate (% of population) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Life expectancy
(years) |
..
|
..
|
52.0
|
|
|
Fertility rate
(births per woman) |
..
|
..
|
4.2
|
|
|
Infant mortality
rate (per 1,000 live births) |
..
|
..
|
79.0
|
|
|
Under 5 mortality
rate (per 1,000 children) |
..
|
..
|
123.0
|
|
|
Births attended by
skilled health staff (% of total) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Child malnutrition,
weight for age (% of under 5) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Child immunization,
measles (% of under 12 mos) |
53.0
|
53.0
|
53.0
|
|
|
Prevalence of HIV
(female, % ages 15-24) |
..
|
5.0
|
..
|
|
|
Literacy total (% of
ages 15 and above) |
47.8
|
50.8
|
51.9
|
|
|
Literacy female (%
of ages 15 and above) |
45.6
|
48.9
|
50.0
|
|
|
Primary completion
rate, total (% age group) |
69.9
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Primary completion
rate, female (% age group) |
70.4
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Net primary
enrollment (% relevant age group) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Environment |
|
Surface area (sq.
km) |
27,750.0 |
27,750.0 |
27,750.0 |
|
|
Forests (1,000 sq.
km) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Deforestation (avearge
annual % 1990-2000) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Freshwater resources
per capita (cubic meters) |
..
|
..
|
1,568.9 |
|
|
CO2 emissions
(metric tons per capita) |
0.2
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Access to improved
water source (% of total pop.) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Access to improved
sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Energy use per
capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
271.0
|
256.8
|
..
|
|
|
Electricity use per
capita (kWh) |
33.3
|
35.8
|
..
|
|
|
Economy |
|
GNI, Atlas method
(current US$) |
3.3
billion |
3.9
billion |
3.6
billion |
|
|
GNI per capita,
Atlas method (current US$) |
430.0
|
480.0
|
440.0
|
|
|
GDP (current $)
|
3.8
billion |
3.8
billion |
3.4
billion |
|
|
GDP growth (annual
%) |
2.2
|
-1.1
|
-0.9
|
|
|
GDP implicit price
deflator (annual % growth) |
14.3
|
16.2
|
9.0
|
|
|
Exports of goods and
services (% of GDP) |
9.9
|
8.9
|
12.6
|
|
|
Imports of goods and
services (% of GDP) |
26.6
|
28.6
|
36.2
|
|
|
Gross capital
formation (% of GDP) |
26.1
|
22.8
|
20.5
|
|
|
Current revenue,
excluding grants (% of GDP) |
8.4
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Overall budget
balance, including grants (% of GDP) |
-1.1
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Technology and infrastructure |
|
Fixed lines and
mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
9.6
|
20.7
|
32.5
|
|
|
Telephone average
cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Internet users
|
2,000.0 |
30,000.0 |
80,000.0 |
|
|
Paved roads (% of
total) |
24.3
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Aircraft departures
|
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Trade
and finance |
|
Trade in goods as a
share of GDP (%) |
29.7
|
34.1
|
41.0
|
|
|
High-technology
exports (% of manufactured exports) |
..
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Net barter terms of
trade (1995=100) |
97.0
|
89.0
|
..
|
|
|
Foreign direct
investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$)
|
10.8
million |
4.4
million |
5.7
million |
|
|
Present value of
debt (current US$) |
..
|
..
|
837.1
million |
|
|
Total debt service
(% of exports of goods and services) |
8.6
|
..
|
..
|
|
|
Short-term debt
outstanding (current US$) |
29.8
million |
185.2
million |
154.1
million |
|
|
Aid per capita
(current US$) |
53.2
|
21.0
|
18.8
|
|
|
Source: World
Development Indicators database, April 2004
|