| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
544.3 thousand |
585.9 thousand |
600.1 thousand |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
61.4 |
61.6 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
4.1 |
4.0 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
54.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
73.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
69.0 |
71.0 |
63.0 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
63.0 |
63.5 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
48.4 |
49.1 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
.. |
54.0 |
58.0 |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
.. |
51.0 |
51.0 |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
54.7 |
.. |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
2,230.0 |
2,230.0 |
2,230.0 |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.1 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
94.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
38.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
216.8 million |
225.4 million |
269.0 million |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
400.0 |
380.0 |
450.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
222.9 million |
247.2 million |
322.7 million |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
5.9 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
40.9 |
40.9 |
40.9 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
11.9 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
47.2 |
47.2 |
47.2 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
13.2 |
15.8 |
12.5 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
33.9 |
28.1 |
24.5 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
14.9 |
12.9 |
12.6 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
9.6 |
13.5 |
19.1 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
3.0 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
1.2 |
4.2 |
6.3 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
76.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
38.1 |
43.3 |
43.4 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
69.2 |
74.3 |
73.1 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
97.0 |
140.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
271.0 thousand |
430.0 thousand |
1,000.0 thousand |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
191.9 million |
209.9 million |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
19.9 million |
29.7 million |
27.8 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
39.4 |
55.4 |
40.8 |
| Source: World Bank
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