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1995 |
1998 |
1999 |
| People
|
| Population,
total |
269.6
million |
285.3
million |
290.9
million |
| Population
density (people per sq km) |
24.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Population
growth (annual %) |
2.6 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
| Life
expectancy at birth, total (years) |
.. |
67.6 |
.. |
| Fertility
rate, total (births per woman) |
.. |
3.5 |
.. |
| Mortality
rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
45.4 |
.. |
| Mortality
rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) |
.. |
54.9 |
.. |
| Malnutrition
prevalence (% of children under 5) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Urban
population (% of total) |
56.1 |
57.5 |
58.2 |
| Population
density, rural (people per sq km) |
508.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Illiteracy
rate, adult male (% of males 15+) |
28.6 |
26.0 |
25.2 |
| Illiteracy
rate, adult female (% of females 15+) |
52.2 |
48.0 |
46.8 |
| School
enrollment, primary (% net) |
87.0 |
.. |
.. |
| School
enrollment, secondary (% net) |
64.9 |
.. |
.. |
| School
enrollment, primary, female (% net) |
82.9 |
.. |
.. |
| School
enrollment, secondary, female (% net) |
59.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Environment |
| Surface
area (sq km) |
11.0
million |
.. |
.. |
| Forest
area (sq. km) |
88,590.0 |
.. |
.. |
| Annual
deforestation (% of change) |
0.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Freshwater
resources per capita (cubic meters) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| CO2
emissions, industrial (metric tons per capita) |
3.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Safe
water, urban (% of urban population with access) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Sanitation,
urban (% of urban population with access) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Commercial
energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) |
1,259.5 |
.. |
.. |
| Electric
power consumption (kwh) |
1,104.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Economy
|
| GDP
at market prices (current US$) |
506.3
billion |
590.3
billion |
.. |
| GDP
growth (annual %) |
1.9 |
3.6 |
.. |
| GNP,
Atlas method (current US$) |
482.9
billion |
589.1
billion |
599.3
billion |
| GNP
per capita, Atlas method (current US$) |
1,790.0 |
2,060.0 |
2,060.0 |
| Inflation,
GDP deflator (annual %) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Agriculture,
value added (% of GDP) |
13.8 |
.. |
.. |
| Industry,
value added (% of GDP) |
40.9 |
.. |
.. |
| Services,
etc., value added (% of GDP) |
45.3 |
.. |
.. |
| Exports
of goods and services (% of GDP) |
32.2 |
25.5 |
.. |
| Imports
of goods and services (% of GDP) |
31.5 |
28.3 |
.. |
| Gross
domestic investment (% of GDP) |
24.3 |
22.0 |
.. |
| Current
revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Overall
budget deficit, including grants (% of GDP) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Money
and quasi money growth (annual %) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Technology
and infrastructure |
| Telephone
mainlines (per 1,000 people) |
58.1 |
81.8 |
.. |
| Telephone
average cost of local call (US$ per three
minutes) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.. |
| Personal
computers (per 1,000 people) |
12.1 |
.. |
.. |
| Internet
hosts (per 10,000 people) |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Roads,
paved (%) |
57.1 |
.. |
.. |
| Aircraft
departures |
369.5
thousand |
413.4
thousand |
.. |
| Trade and
finance |
| Trade
(% of GDP, PPP) |
20.0 |
17.4 |
.. |
| Trade
in goods as a share of goods GDP (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| High-technology
exports (% of manufactured exports) |
2.2 |
.. |
.. |
| Net
barter terms of trade (1995=100) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Foreign
direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (WDI,
current US$) |
-199,300,000.0 |
5.1
billion |
.. |
| Present
value of debt (current US$) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
| Total
debt service (TDS, current US$) |
24.0
billion |
22.6
billion |
.. |
| Short-term
debt outstanding (DOD, current US$) |
44.6
billion |
41.0
billion |
.. |
| Aid
per capita (current US$) |
20.0 |
18.0 |
.. |
| Source:
World Development Indicators database, July
2000
|
