| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
7.3 million |
7.7 million |
7.9 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
46.2 |
46.2 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
5.0 |
5.0 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
104.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
160.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
34.8 |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
23.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
52.0 |
54.0 |
52.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
3.2 |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
34.0 |
41.0 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
21.0 |
31.0 |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
49.1 |
65.5 |
.. |
| Net secondary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
13.9 |
20.8 |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
245.9 thousand |
245.9 thousand |
245.9 thousand |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
28,575.4 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
51.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
25.0 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
3.6 billion |
3.2 billion |
3.4 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
500.0 |
410.0 |
430.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
3.5 billion |
3.2 billion |
3.6 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
4.6 |
4.2 |
1.2 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
3.4 |
2.7 |
12.4 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
24.1 |
24.2 |
24.6 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
37.6 |
36.6 |
36.4 |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
38.3 |
39.1 |
39.0 |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
21.9 |
24.5 |
22.0 |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
26.7 |
28.4 |
24.6 |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
22.1 |
13.1 |
9.9 |
| Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Cash surplus/deficit (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
6.2 |
15.2 |
17.8 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
.. |
| Personal computers (per 1,000 people) |
3.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.7 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
16.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
600.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
34.4 |
49.9 |
45.3 |
| Trade in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
54.3 |
77.9 |
70.8 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.. |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
77.0 |
100.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
63.4 million |
30.0 million |
79.0 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
1.4 billion |
1.9 billion |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
16.4 |
15.2 |
15.1 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
334.2 million |
289.4 million |
166.4 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
32.8 |
32.2 |
30.0 |
| Source: World Bank
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