| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
6.7 million |
7.1 million |
7.2 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
41.7 |
41.6 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
5.8 |
5.7 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
114.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
190.0 |
| 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 |
75.0 |
75.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
6.0 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
55.4 |
57.7 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
38.9 |
43.6 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
26.0 |
31.0 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
23.0 |
26.0 |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
51.9 |
57.4 |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
.. |
8.6 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
27,830.0 |
27,830.0 |
27,830.0 |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
555.1 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
79.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
47.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
817.5 million |
667.2 million |
627.9 million |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
120.0 |
90.0 |
90.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
714.2 million |
628.1 million |
595.5 million |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
-1.0 |
4.5 |
-1.2 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
3.4 |
-2.2 |
11.6 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
52.2 |
49.3 |
49.0 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
17.3 |
19.4 |
19.0 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
30.5 |
31.3 |
32.0 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
8.7 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
18.3 |
21.7 |
17.9 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
9.1 |
9.0 |
15.3 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
17.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
3.0 |
10.6 |
12.3 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
.. |
0.7 |
1.8 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.4 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| Aircraft departures |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
24.1 |
25.3 |
32.7 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
38.6 |
.. |
.. |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
0.3 |
22.3 |
.. |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
116.0 |
82.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
239.0 thousand |
0.0 |
5,000.0 |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
750.5 million |
936.4 million |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
47.0 |
61.1 |
65.8 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
69.7 million |
96.3 million |
47.6 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
11.1 |
24.3 |
31.1 |
| Source: World Bank
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