| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
6.1 million |
6.6 million |
6.7 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
29.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
52.7 |
53.0 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
5.3 |
5.2 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
91.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
154.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
75.0 |
78.0 |
83.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
1.9 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
50.7 |
54.8 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
22.7 |
25.5 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
39.0 |
51.0 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
26.0 |
37.0 |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
71.3 |
.. |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
17.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
112.6 thousand |
112.6 thousand |
112.6 thousand |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
1,488.0 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
68.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
58.0 |
.. |
| Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
387.5 |
340.5 |
.. |
| Electricity use per capita (kWh) |
57.1 |
76.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
2.3 billion |
2.5 billion |
3.0 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
390.0 |
380.0 |
440.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
2.4 billion |
2.7 billion |
3.5 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
4.7 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
37.8 |
36.0 |
35.7 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
13.7 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
48.5 |
49.7 |
50.0 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
16.1 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
28.8 |
26.9 |
26.8 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
17.5 |
17.8 |
18.2 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
8.3 |
41.4 |
43.1 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
1.5 |
2.2 |
3.7 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
1.6 |
7.4 |
10.0 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
20.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
1,500.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
48.8 |
41.8 |
37.4 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
94.7 |
83.1 |
74.7 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
1.3 |
1.7 |
.. |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
100.0 |
102.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
39.3 million |
40.9 million |
51.4 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
873.3 million |
797.4 million |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
10.1 |
.. |
.. |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
121.8 million |
73.6 million |
29.0 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
34.8 |
33.0 |
43.7 |
| Source: World Bank
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