| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
3.7 million |
3.9 million |
4.0 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
77.3 |
78.6 |
78.6 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
8.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
10.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
98.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
88.0 |
94.0 |
89.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
0.6 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
95.3 |
95.7 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
95.5 |
95.9 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
84.0 |
94.0 |
94.0 |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
86.0 |
95.0 |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
91.9 |
90.4 |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
44.0 |
49.9 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
51,100.0 |
51,100.0 |
51,100.0 |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
27,967.3 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
1.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
97.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
89.0 |
.. |
| Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
817.9 |
904.2 |
.. |
| Electricity use per capita (kWh) |
1,432.0 |
1,611.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
13.4 billion |
16.0 billion |
17.2 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
3,580.0 |
4,070.0 |
4,300.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
15.8 billion |
16.8 billion |
17.4 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
8.2 |
2.9 |
6.5 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
15.0 |
9.1 |
7.8 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
10.5 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
35.1 |
29.0 |
28.7 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
54.4 |
62.4 |
62.5 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
51.6 |
42.4 |
46.7 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
45.9 |
47.5 |
48.7 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
17.1 |
22.2 |
20.2 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
19.9 |
22.6 |
22.7 |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
-1.4 |
-3.4 |
-1.6 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
239.2 |
361.5 |
.. |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
101.7 |
197.2 |
.. |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
38.1 |
193.1 |
.. |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
22.0 |
12.0 |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
32,000.0 |
32,800.0 |
34,500.0 |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
81.6 |
74.0 |
78.9 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
63.4 |
36.6 |
44.8 |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
107.0 |
97.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
619.6 million |
661.9 million |
576.7 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
5.1 billion |
5.8 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
6.4 |
8.7 |
9.7 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
777.1 million |
1.5 billion |
1.6 billion |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
-2.2 |
1.3 |
7.1 |
| Source: World Bank
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