| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
243.1 thousand |
265.2 thousand |
273.7 thousand |
| Population growth (annual %) |
1.9 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
71.4 |
71.2 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
3.2 |
3.1 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
33.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
39.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
83.3 |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
82.0 |
89.0 |
96.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
2.4 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
93.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
92.8 |
.. |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
92.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
90.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
96.3 |
99.2 |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
59.1 |
67.6 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
22,960.0 |
22,960.0 |
22,960.0 |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
58,458.2 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
2.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
91.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
71.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
686.8 million |
829.0 million |
922.6 million |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
2,830.0 |
3,130.0 |
3,370.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
734.5 million |
926.0 million |
988.5 million |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
8.4 |
4.2 |
9.4 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
-2.1 |
2.4 |
-2.4 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
17.5 |
15.1 |
.. |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
19.1 |
19.7 |
.. |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
63.4 |
65.2 |
.. |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
54.9 |
52.6 |
53.5 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
67.2 |
66.6 |
67.3 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
24.5 |
24.0 |
20.5 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
182.6 |
328.2 |
317.3 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
106.9 |
138.3 |
.. |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
42.7 |
108.9 |
.. |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
17.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
73.5 |
74.9 |
76.6 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
174.6 |
184.9 |
.. |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
.. |
0.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
47.4 million |
25.0 million |
40.0 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
943.9 million |
1.2 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
11.5 |
36.7 |
24.5 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
51.0 million |
45.0 million |
65.0 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
190.6 |
83.7 |
44.0 |
| Source: World Bank
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