| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
12.5 million |
13.2 million |
13.4 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
35.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
53.7 |
54.0 |
54.0 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
97.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
140.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
55.0 |
52.0 |
65.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
2.6 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
79.8 |
80.8 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
56.2 |
59.3 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
48.0 |
69.0 |
81.0 |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
42.0 |
64.0 |
76.0 |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
87.5 |
93.3 |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
15.0 |
17.7 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
181.0 thousand |
181.0 thousand |
181.0 thousand |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
9,027.4 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
34.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
53.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
3.4 billion |
3.8 billion |
4.1 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
270.0 |
290.0 |
300.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
3.5 billion |
4.0 billion |
4.2 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
10.8 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
44.9 |
35.6 |
34.5 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
19.2 |
28.0 |
29.7 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
35.9 |
36.4 |
35.9 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
38.0 |
59.2 |
62.0 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
51.1 |
67.4 |
71.3 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
17.0 |
22.2 |
22.2 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
9.5 |
30.1 |
37.8 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
1.1 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.3 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
16.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
.. |
4,600.0 |
3,600.0 |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
66.1 |
76.6 |
80.5 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
100.0 |
116.3 |
121.7 |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
230.3 million |
145.1 million |
87.0 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
2.5 billion |
2.7 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
2.1 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
151.5 million |
216.8 million |
221.4 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
22.3 |
37.0 |
37.9 |
| Source: World Bank
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