| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
3.3 million |
3.7 million |
3.8 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
3.2 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
51.6 |
51.7 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
6.3 |
6.3 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
81.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
108.0 |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
23.0 |
37.0 |
50.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
4.9 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
86.5 |
88.9 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
73.0 |
77.1 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
.. |
47.0 |
59.0 |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
.. |
45.0 |
56.0 |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
.. |
54.0 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
342.0 thousand |
342.0 thousand |
342.0 thousand |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
59,085.6 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.7 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
46.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
14.0 |
.. |
| Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
215.6 |
252.4 |
.. |
| Electricity use per capita (kWh) |
44.6 |
82.3 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
1.5 billion |
2.2 billion |
2.4 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
450.0 |
610.0 |
650.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
2.4 billion |
3.0 billion |
3.6 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
-3.0 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
29.9 |
-0.6 |
-4.0 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
8.4 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
61.3 |
63.3 |
60.1 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
30.4 |
30.4 |
33.8 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
72.3 |
80.7 |
77.6 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
59.1 |
54.0 |
53.1 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
27.8 |
23.3 |
22.9 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
26.8 |
31.9 |
.. |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
-5.6 |
-5.2 |
.. |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
9.4 |
73.9 |
96.3 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.2 |
.. |
4.3 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
9.7 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
6,000.0 |
4,500.0 |
4,800.0 |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
101.2 |
111.8 |
119.4 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
145.3 |
160.8 |
180.2 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
64.0 |
95.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
538.2 million |
331.2 million |
200.7 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
4.9 billion |
8.4 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
1.4 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
1.1 billion |
1.1 billion |
1.1 billion |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
42.4 |
15.7 |
18.6 |
| Source: World Bank
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