| Year |
1999 |
2002 |
2003 |
| People |
| Population, total |
7.8 million |
8.3 million |
8.4 million |
| Population growth (annual %) |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
| National poverty rate (% of population) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Life expectancy (years) |
.. |
52.0 |
51.9 |
| Fertility rate (births per woman) |
.. |
4.2 |
4.2 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
.. |
76.0 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children) |
.. |
.. |
118.0 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child malnutrition, weight for age (% of under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Child immunization, measles (% of under 12 mos) |
54.0 |
53.0 |
53.0 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49) |
.. |
.. |
5.6 |
| Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) |
51.0 |
53.8 |
.. |
| Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) |
46.7 |
50.0 |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, total (% age group) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Primary completion rate, female (% age group) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Net primary enrollment (% relevant age group) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface area (sq. km) |
27,750.0 |
27,750.0 |
27,750.0 |
| Forests (1,000 sq. km) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Deforestation (avearge annual % 1990-2000) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
1,540.3 |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) |
0.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) |
.. |
71.0 |
.. |
| Access to improved sanitation (% of urban pop.) |
.. |
52.0 |
.. |
| Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) |
269.9 |
251.1 |
.. |
| Electricity use per capita (kWh) |
40.2 |
35.6 |
.. |
| Economy |
| GNI, Atlas method (current US$) |
3.7 billion |
3.6 billion |
3.3 billion |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
480.0 |
440.0 |
400.0 |
| GDP (current $) |
4.2 billion |
3.5 billion |
2.9 billion |
| GDP growth (annual %) |
2.7 |
-0.5 |
0.4 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) |
7.1 |
10.0 |
25.4 |
| Value added in agriculture (% of GDP) |
29.7 |
27.9 |
.. |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) |
16.2 |
16.8 |
.. |
| Value added in services (% of GDP) |
54.1 |
55.3 |
.. |
| Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
12.2 |
12.9 |
.. |
| Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
29.7 |
37.2 |
.. |
| Gross capital formation (% of GDP) |
27.8 |
25.0 |
31.1 |
| Technology and infrastructure |
| Fixed lines and mobile telephones (per 1,000 people) |
11.7 |
32.5 |
55.2 |
| Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Internet users (per 1,000 people) |
0.7 |
9.6 |
18.0 |
| Paved roads (% of total) |
24.3 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft departures |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Trade and finance |
| Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) |
32.6 |
40.7 |
52.5 |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Net barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
108.0 |
100.0 |
.. |
| Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) |
30.0 million |
5.7 million |
7.8 million |
| Present value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
837.1 million |
952.2 million |
| Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services) |
5.3 |
2.5 |
4.1 |
| Short-term debt outstanding (current US$) |
96.0 million |
154.1 million |
116.9 million |
| Aid per capita (current US$) |
33.7 |
18.8 |
23.7 |
| Source: World Bank
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