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World Statistics Pocketbook 2007

The United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook
is an authoritative and comprehensive compilation
of key statistical indicators in convenient country
profile format. The 2007 edition presents available
data for 215 countries and areas for 55 indicators,
generally for the years 2000 and 2006, including:
Balance of payments Labour force

Communications Largest city
Education and culture National accounts WORLD
Environment Population
Health Refugees
Industrial production Surface area
International trade United Nations membership
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Preface
This World Statistics Pocketbook is the twenty-seventh

compilation of basic economic, environmental, and social
indicators for countries and areas of the world, prepared by the
United Nations Statistics Division, Department of Economic
and Social Affairs. It responds to General Assembly resolution
2626 (XXV), in which the Secretary-General is requested to
supply basic national data that will increase international
public awareness of countries' development efforts.
The indicators shown are selected from the wealth of
international statistical information compiled regularly by the
Statistics Division and Population Division of the United
Nations, and the statistical services of the United Nations
specialized agencies and of other international organizations
and institutions.
This issue of the World Statistics Pocketbook covers the
years 2000 and 2006. The statistics included for each year
shown are those most recently compiled and made available by
the international statistical services from official national
sources, supplemented by international estimates in some
fields. Statistical sources and methods are described in the
section Technical notes (see page 219), in the Data dictionary
(see page 228) and in footnotes. Statistics presented are the
latest available to the United Nations Statistics Division as of
December 2007.
Introduction
Considerable progress has been made in the last four

decades towards standardization of statistical definitions
worldwide, for example in the wide scope of topics
covered by the 1968 and 1993 versions of the System of
National Accounts 1 , the United Nations Principles and
Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses2
and the recommendations on statistics of the
International Labour Organization among many. The
internationally recommended definitions used in the
present publication are given in the Data dictionary,
beginning on page 228, with citations to the original
sources.
In addition, the section Technical notes, beginning
on page 219, contains information on the sources for the
indicators presented here. In general, brief descriptions of
the concepts and methodologies used in the compilation
of the indicators are also included.
Readers interested in more detailed time-series and
data should consult the References and Sources at the
back of this publication.
The World Statistics Pocketbook is prepared by the
Statistical Services Branch of the Statistics Division, Department
of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
The editor is Andrei Barac. Salomon Cameo is the software
developer. They are assisted by Paul Narain.
Comments on this publication are welcome and may be sent
to statistics@un.org.
1 United Nations, Commission of the European Communities, International

Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
and World Bank (1994), System of National Accounts 1993 (SNA 1993) (joint
publication, United Nations publication Sales No. E.94.XVII.4).
2 United Nations (1998), Principles and Recommendations for Population
and Housing Censuses Revision 1, Statistical Office, Series M, No. 67, Rev.1
(United Nations publication, Sales No. E.98.XVII.8).
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Contents
Preface .............................................................................................................iii
Introduction.......................................................................................................v
Explanatory notes and abbreviations............................................................xii
Conversion coefficients and factors .............................................................xii
Country and area tables...................................................................................1
Technical notes ........................................................................................... 219
Geographical coverage.................................................................... 219
Notes on the indicators ................................................................... 219
Data dictionary ............................................................................................ 228
References........................................................................................ 238
Statistical sources....................................................................................... 240
Keyword index............................................................................................. 242
Current United Nations statistical publications........................................ 244
List of tables
Afghanistan .....................................................................................................3
Albania............................................................................................................. 4
Algeria.............................................................................................................. 5
American Samoa............................................................................................. 6
Andorra ............................................................................................................ 7
Angola .............................................................................................................. 8
Antigua and Barbuda ...................................................................................... 9
Argentina ....................................................................................................... 10
Armenia.......................................................................................................... 11
Aruba...............................................................................................................12
Australia......................................................................................................... 13
Austria............................................................................................................ 14
Azerbaijan ...................................................................................................... 15
Bahamas ........................................................................................................ 16
Bahrain............................................................................................................17
Bangladesh .....................................................................................................18
Barbados .........................................................................................................19
Belarus ............................................................................................................20
Belgium ...........................................................................................................21
Belize...............................................................................................................22
Benin ...............................................................................................................23
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Bermuda..........................................................................................................24
Bhutan.............................................................................................................25
Bolivia..............................................................................................................26
Bosnia and Herzegovina ................................................................................27
Botswana ........................................................................................................28
Brazil................................................................................................................29
British Virgin Islands ......................................................................................30
Brunei Darussalam.........................................................................................31
Bulgaria...........................................................................................................32
Burkina Faso ...................................................................................................33
Burundi............................................................................................................34
Cambodia........................................................................................................35
Cameroon........................................................................................................36
Canada ............................................................................................................37
Cape Verde .....................................................................................................38
Cayman Islands ..............................................................................................39
Central African Republic................................................................................40
Chad ................................................................................................................41
Chile ................................................................................................................42
China ...............................................................................................................43
China, Hong Kong SAR ..................................................................................44
China, Macao SAR .........................................................................................45
Colombia .........................................................................................................46
Comoros ..........................................................................................................47
Congo ..............................................................................................................48
Congo, Democratic Republic of the .............................................................49
Cook Islands....................................................................................................50
Costa Rica .......................................................................................................51
Cte d'Ivoire....................................................................................................52
Croatia.............................................................................................................53
Cuba ................................................................................................................54
Cyprus..............................................................................................................55
Czech Republic ..............................................................................................56
Denmark .........................................................................................................57
Djibouti ...........................................................................................................58
Dominica ........................................................................................................59
Dominican Republic ......................................................................................60
Ecuador ..........................................................................................................61
Egypt ...............................................................................................................62
El Salvador .....................................................................................................63
Equatorial Guinea ..........................................................................................64
Eritrea .............................................................................................................65
Estonia ............................................................................................................66
Ethiopia ..........................................................................................................67
Fiji ...................................................................................................................68
Finland ............................................................................................................69
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France .............................................................................................................70
French Guiana ................................................................................................71
French Polynesia ............................................................................................72
Gabon .............................................................................................................73
Gambia ...........................................................................................................74
Georgia ...........................................................................................................75
Germany .........................................................................................................76
Ghana .............................................................................................................77
Greece ............................................................................................................78
Greenland........................................................................................................79
Grenada ..........................................................................................................80
Guadeloupe ....................................................................................................81
Guam ..............................................................................................................82
Guatemala .....................................................................................................83
Guinea ............................................................................................................84
Guinea-Bissau.................................................................................................85
Guyana ...........................................................................................................86
Haiti ................................................................................................................87
Honduras ........................................................................................................88
Hungary ..........................................................................................................89
Iceland ............................................................................................................90
India ................................................................................................................91
Indonesia ........................................................................................................92
Iran, Islamic Republic of ...............................................................................93
Iraq ..................................................................................................................94
Ireland ............................................................................................................95
Israel ...............................................................................................................96
Italy .................................................................................................................97
Jamaica ..........................................................................................................98
Japan ..............................................................................................................99
Jordan ......................................................................................................... 100
Kazakhstan .................................................................................................. 101
Kenya ........................................................................................................... 102
Kiribati ......................................................................................................... 103
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of .................................................. 104
Korea, Republic of ...................................................................................... 105
Kuwait ......................................................................................................... 106
Kyrgyzstan ................................................................................................... 107
Lao People's Democratic Republic ............................................................ 108
Latvia ........................................................................................................... 109
Lebanon ....................................................................................................... 110
Lesotho ........................................................................................................ 111
Liberia .......................................................................................................... 112
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ............................................................................. 113
Liechtenstein .............................................................................................. 114
Lithuania ..................................................................................................... 115
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Luxembourg ................................................................................................ 116
Madagascar................................................................................................. 117
Malawi ........................................................................................................ 118
Malaysia ..................................................................................................... 119
Maldives ..................................................................................................... 120
Mali ............................................................................................................. 121
Malta ........................................................................................................... 122
Marshall Islands ......................................................................................... 123
Martinique .................................................................................................. 124
Mauritania .................................................................................................. 125
Mauritius ..................................................................................................... 126
Mexico ........................................................................................................ 127
Micronesia, Federated States of ............................................................... 128
Moldova ...................................................................................................... 129
Monaco ....................................................................................................... 130
Mongolia ..................................................................................................... 131
Montenegro ................................................................................................ 132
Morocco ...................................................................................................... 133
Mozambique ............................................................................................... 134
Myanmar ..................................................................................................... 135
Namibia ....................................................................................................... 136
Nauru........................................................................................................... 137
Nepal ........................................................................................................... 138
Netherlands ................................................................................................ 139
Netherlands Antilles .................................................................................. 140
New Caledonia ........................................................................................... 141
New Zealand ............................................................................................. 142
Nicaragua .................................................................................................... 143
Niger ............................................................................................................ 144
Nigeria ......................................................................................................... 145
Niue.............................................................................................................. 146
Northern Mariana Islands ......................................................................... 147
Norway ........................................................................................................ 148
Occupied Palestinian Territory ................................................................... 149
Oman ........................................................................................................... 150
Pakistan ....................................................................................................... 151
Palau ............................................................................................................ 152
Panama ....................................................................................................... 153
Papua New Guinea .................................................................................... 154
Paraguay ..................................................................................................... 155
Peru ............................................................................................................. 156
Philippines ................................................................................................... 157
Poland .......................................................................................................... 158
Portugal ....................................................................................................... 159
Puerto Rico .................................................................................................. 160
Qatar ............................................................................................................ 161
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Runion ....................................................................................................... 162
Romania ...................................................................................................... 163
Russian Federation ..................................................................................... 164
Rwanda ....................................................................................................... 165
Saint Kitts and Nevis ................................................................................. 166
Saint Lucia .................................................................................................. 167
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ............................................................ 168
Samoa ......................................................................................................... 169
San Marino ................................................................................................. 170
Sao Tome and Principe .............................................................................. 171
Saudi Arabia ............................................................................................... 172
Senegal ....................................................................................................... 173
Serbia ......................................................................................................... 174
Seychelles ................................................................................................... 175
Sierra Leone ................................................................................................ 176
Singapore .................................................................................................... 177
Slovakia ....................................................................................................... 178
Slovenia ...................................................................................................... 179
Solomon Islands ......................................................................................... 180
Somalia ....................................................................................................... 181
South Africa ................................................................................................ 182
Spain ........................................................................................................... 183
Sri Lanka ..................................................................................................... 184
Sudan .......................................................................................................... 185
Suriname ..................................................................................................... 186
Swaziland .................................................................................................... 187
Sweden ....................................................................................................... 188
Switzerland ................................................................................................. 189
Syrian Arab Republic .................................................................................. 190
Tajikistan ..................................................................................................... 191
Thailand ...................................................................................................... 192
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia .......................................... 193
Timor-Leste ................................................................................................. 194
Togo ............................................................................................................. 195
Tonga ........................................................................................................... 196
Trinidad and Tobago .................................................................................. 197
Tunisia ......................................................................................................... 198
Turkey .......................................................................................................... 199
Turkmenistan .............................................................................................. 200
Tuvalu........................................................................................................... 201
Uganda ........................................................................................................ 202
Ukraine ........................................................................................................ 203
United Arab Emirates ................................................................................. 204
United Kingdom .......................................................................................... 205
United Republic of Tanzania ...................................................................... 206
United States of America .......................................................................... 207
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Uruguay ....................................................................................................... 208
US Virgin Islands ........................................................................................ 209
Uzbekistan ................................................................................................... 210
Vanuatu ....................................................................................................... 211
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ............................................................. 212
Viet Nam ..................................................................................................... 213
Western Sahara ......................................................................................... 214
Yemen ......................................................................................................... 215
Zambia ........................................................................................................ 216
Zimbabwe ................................................................................................... 217
Explanatory notes and abbreviations

... Data not available
Magnitude zero
< Magnitude not zero, but less than half of the unit
employed
< Magnitude not zero, but negative and less than half
of the unit employed
km kilometre
000 MT Thousand metric tons
Decimal figures are always preceded by a period (.)
Conversion coefficients and factors

The metric system of weights and measures has been employed in
World Statistics Pocketbook. The following table shows the
equivalents of the basic, British Imperial and United States weights
and measures:
Area 1 square kilometre = 0.386102 square mile

Weight or mass 1 ton = 1.102311 short tons, or
= 0.987207 long ton
1 kilogram = 35.273962 avdp. ounces
= 2.204623 avdp. pounds
Distance 1 kilometre = 0.621371 mile
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Country and area tables
Afghanistan
Region South-central Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kabul (2 994)
Currency Afghani (AFN)
Population in 2007 (projected, 000) 27 145
Surface area (square kms) 652 090
Population density (per square km) 41.6
United Nations membership date 19 November 1946
Economic indicators 2000 2006
GDP (million current US$) 2 963 8 309
GDP (per capita current US$) 143.0 319.0
GNI (per capita current US$) 142.9 318.5
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) 13.0 17.0
a b
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 47.26 50.41 c
Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) 37.5 39.5
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) 87.9 87.8
d
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 136 77 c
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) ... 5.6 c
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 0.1 8.6
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) ... 1.7
Total trade Major trading partners 2006
(million US$) c (% of exports) c (% of imports) c
Exports 365.0 Pakistan 82 Japan 19
Imports 2 218.0 India 6 Pakistan 18
Russian Fed. 4 China 14
Social indicators 2000-2006
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 3.9
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 47.0 e
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 4.0/4.0 e
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 107.4 e
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) 44/44
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) 157.0
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) 7.1
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) f 10
Urban population (%) 23
Urban population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum) 6.1
Rural population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum) 4.2
Foreign born (%) 0.1
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (provisional) 527 710
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) 39/70
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) 20/80
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 26/74
Environment 2000-2006
Threatened species 35
Forested area (% of land area) 1
CO 2 emissions (000 MT of carbon dioxide and per capita) 693/0.0
d
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 12
Precipitation (millimetres) 312
Average minimum and maximum temperatures (Celsius) 4.3/19.6
a Principal rate. b 2001. c 2005. d UNSD estimates. e 2007. f Age group < 50.
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Albania
Region Southern Europe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tirana (388)
Currency Lek (ALL)
United Nations membership date 14 December 1955
GDP (per capita current US$) 1 204.0 2 929.0
GNI (per capita current US$) 1 238.0 3 008.1
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 142.64 94.14
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 156 671
Consumer price index (2000=100) 100 119
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) 101 110
Food production index (1999-2001=100) 101 111
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 14.3 b
Employment in industrial sector (%) 6.6 13.5 b
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 71.8 58.4 b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) c 32 46 b
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 729 949 b
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 51.1 84.6 d
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 5.9 60.2 e
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 0.1 15.0
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports)
Exports 792.6 Italy 73 Italy 28
Imports 3 057.4 Greece 10 Greece 16
Serbia 5 Turkey 8
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 25.0 f
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 13.0/12.0 f
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 99.1 f
g
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 75
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (provisional) 102
h
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 2.9
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) i 24.6
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) 7.2
CO 2 emissions (000 MT of carbon dioxide and per capita) 3 674/1.2
a Market rate. b 2005. c Arrivals of non-resident tourists in hotels only. d 2003. e
Estimated. f 2007. g Age group 15-44. h UNESCO estimate. i World Association of
Newspapers.
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Algeria
Region Northern Africa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Algiers (3 200)
Currency Dinar (DZD)
Surface area (square kms) 2 381 741
United Nations membership date 8 October 1962
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 104
b
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 27.3 15.3 c
d b
Employment in industrial sector (%) 24.3 24.0 e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) d 21.1 b 21.1 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 866 1 443 c
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 175 104 199 780 c
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 88.1 90.5 c
Exports 54 612.7 USA 27 France 20
Imports 21 455.9 Italy 17 Italy 9
Spain 11 China 8
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 28.0 g
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 7.0/6.0 g
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 101.9 g
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 5.1 h
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) i 96/97
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 7/93 g
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 1 599
a Official rate. b 2001. c 2005. d September. e 2003. f Including nationals residing
abroad. g 2007. h 1991. i UNESCO estimate.
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American Samoa
Region Oceania-Polynesia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Pago Pago (55)
Currency U.S. Dollar (USD)
Population in 2007 (projected, 000) 67
Surface area (square kms) 199
Consumer price index (2000=100) a 100 126
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 44 24 b
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 140.2 110.8 b
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 21.4 20.3 c
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 2.3 d
Population aged 0-14 years (%) ef 39.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) fg 104.0
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) h 76/69 i
h
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) 6.0 i
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) h 4.0 i
a Excludes rent. b 2005. c Estimated. d Refers to 2000-2005. e Compiled by the United
Nations Demographic Yearbook system. f De jure population count. g Including armed
forces stationed in the area. h Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
i 2000.
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Andorra
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Andorra la Vella (22)
Currency Euro (EUR)
United Nations membership date 28 July 1993
a
b
Consumer price index (2000=100) ... 117
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2 949 2 418 c
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 87.6 148.9 d
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 10.6 32.7 c
(million US$) e (% of exports) e (% of imports) e
Exports 122.8 Spain 52 Spain 51
Imports 1 765.5 France 24 France 22
Germany 15 Germany 5
Population aged 0-14 years (%) fg 14.0
fg
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 18.0/16.0
Urban population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum) <
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) h 89/86
a Market rate. b Index base 2001=100. c 2005. d Estimated. e 2004. f Compiled by the
United Nations Demographic Yearbook system. g De facto estimate. h National esti-
mate.
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Angola
Region Middle Africa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Luanda (2 766)
Currency Kwanza (AOA)
GDP (per capita current US$) 655.0 2 855.0
GNI (per capita current US$) 534.8 2 602.4
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 796 10 690
Consumer price index (2000=100) b 100 2 092
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 51 210 c
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 0.1 0.6 d
f
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) f 31/37 g
h
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) 2.3
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 15/85 i
a Official rate. b Luanda. c 2005. d Year other than that specified or estimate. e 2007.
f UNESCO estimate. g 1999. h National estimate. i 1992.
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Antigua and Barbuda
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) St. John's (32)
Currency E.C. Dollar (XCD)
GDP (million current US$) 665 962
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 67 62 b
Consumer price index (2000=100) 100 101 c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 14.6 cd ...
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 2.6 cd ...
e
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 78.8 150.3 b
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 6.5 35.6 b
(million US$) b (% of exports) b (% of imports) b
Exports 120.6 Neth.Antilles 23 USA 49
Imports 525.2 UK 17 Trinidad Tbg 11
St.Kitts & Nevis 10 Neth.Antilles 10
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 1.3 f
Population aged 0-14 years (%) gh 28.0
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) gh 10.0/9.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) gi 89.0
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) jk 53 l
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) m 1 732
Precipitation (millimetres) 1 052
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2001. d May. e Excluding nationals residing abroad. f Refers
to 2000-2005. g Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system. h De
facto estimate. i De facto population count. j Age group 15-44. k Includes women in
visiting unions. l 1988. m UNSD estimates.
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Argentina
Region South America
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Buenos Aires (12 550)
Currency Argentine Peso (ARS)
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 8 981 7 998
Consumer price index (2000=100) b 100 179
c
def
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 15.0 10.6 g
f h
Employment in industrial sector (%) 22.7 23.5 dg
Employment in agricultural sector (%) f 0.7 h 1.1 dg
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2 909 3 895 gi
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 81 808 85 423 g
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 188.4 180.8 g
Exports 46 423.2 Brazil 17 Brazil 34
Imports 34 160.2 Chile 9 USA 13
USA 9 China 9
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 26.0 j
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 16.0/12.0 j
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 95.7 j
k
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) l 35.5
a Official rate. b Metropolitan areas. c Manufacturing. d Second semester. e 10 years
and over. f 28 urban agglomerations. g 2005. h Average of May and October. i Provi-
sional. j 2007. k All sexually active women. l World Association of Newspapers.
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Armenia
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Yerevan (1 103)
Currency Dram (AMD)
United Nations membership date 2 March 1992
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) 100 117 b
Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) 97 145 b
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) c 11.7 8.1 b
d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 45.3 d 46.9 e
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 17.9 30.3 f
Exports 1 004.0 Germany 15 Russian Fed. 14
Imports 2 194.4 Netherlands 13 Turkmenistan 8
Russian Fed. 12 Ukraine 8
a Official rate. b 2005. c Employment office records. Persons aged 16 to 63 years. Dec.
of each year. d 2002. e 2004. f Estimated. g 2007.
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Aruba
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Oranjestad (30)
Currency Aruban Guilder (AWG)
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) a 1.79 1.79
Food production index (1999-2001=100) 100 104 b
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) c 120 120 b
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 15.2 24.1 e
Exports 97.0 UK 31 USA 52
Imports 1 079.3 Netherlands 25 Netherlands 13
Colombia 12 Panama 5
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) <
g
a Official rate. b 2005. c UNSD estimates. d Estimated. e Year other than that specified
or estimate. f 2007. g De jure estimate. h National estimate.
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Australia
Region Oceania
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Sydney (4 331)
Currency Australian Dollar (AUD)
Population in 2007 (projected, 000) 20 743 a
b
c
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 6.6 4.9
d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) d 5.0 3.6 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 4 530 5 020 e
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 222 154 255 513 e
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) ... 662.6 e
Exports 123 322.8 Japan 20 China 14
Imports 132 650.7 China 12 USA 14
Korea Rep. 8 Japan 10
a
Population aged 0-14 years (%) a 19.0 g
a
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) a 99.0 g
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) a 84/79
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) a 4.4
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) a 1.8
hi
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 67 j
Urban population (%) a 88
Urban population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum) a 1.3
Rural population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum) a 0.6
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) k 156.1
Forested area (% of land area) 21 l
a Includes Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island. b Market rate.
c Annualized average of 12 months ending 30 June of the year stated. d Estimates
based on 1996 census. e 2005. f Air arrivals. g 2007. h Age group 18-49. i All women.
j 1995. k World Association of Newspapers. l FAO estimate.
13
Austria
Region Western Europe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Vienna (2 260)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
b
Employment in industrial sector (%) 30.3 27.5 cd
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 5.8 5.5 cd
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 17 982 19 952 d
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 6 877 5 951 d
Exports 134 053.3 Germany 31 Germany 42
USA 6 France 4
f
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 51 g
a Market rate. b Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of working
days. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e 2007. f Age group 20-49. g 1995/96.
14
Azerbaijan
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Baku (1 856)
Currency Azerbaijan Manat (AZN) a
b
c
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 1.2 1.4 d
Employment in industrial sector (%) 10.9 12.1 d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 41.0 39.3 d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 681 1 177 d
Exports 6 372.2 Italy 45 Russian Fed. 22
Imports 5 267.6 Israel 11 UK 9
Turkey 6 Germany 8
f
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) g 16.1
a Beginning January 2006, 1 new Manat (AZN) = 5000 old Manats (AZM). b Official
rate. c Employment office records. Dec. of each year. d 2005. e 2007. f Age group 15-44.
g World Association of Newspapers.
15
Bahamas
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nassau (233)
Currency Bahamian Dollar (BSD)
United Nations membership date 18 September 1973
a
b c
e c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) e 4.2 c 3.5 d
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 4.4 31.9 g
(million US$) c (% of exports) c (% of imports) c
Exports 375.9 USA 78 USA 83
Imports 1 927.3 France 6 Venezuela 5
Germany 4 Neth.Antilles 3
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 27.0 h
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 11.0/9.0 h
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 95.7 h
ij
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 62 k
l
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 23/77 h
m
a Principal rate. b April of each year. c 2001. d 2005. e April. f Estimated. g Year other
than that specified or estimate. h 2007. i Age group 15-44. j Includes women in visiting
unions. k 1988. l UNESCO estimate. m UNSD estimates.
16
Bahrain
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Manama (162)
Currency Bahraini Dinar (BHD)
Population density (per square km) 1 084.5
a
b
Employment in industrial sector (%) 28.1 ...
b
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 1.5 ...
Exports 11 661.6 ... ...
Imports 8 956.9 ... ...
... ...
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 25.0 d
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 5.0/4.0 d
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) e 133.8 d
f
a Official rate. b 2001. c 2005. d 2007. e Includes guest workers. f Country nationals
only. g 1995. h 1991.
17
Bangladesh
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dhaka (12 430)
Currency Taka (BDT)
a
c
d
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 3.3 4.3 e
d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 199 208 f
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 8 380 12 225 f
g g
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) g
Exports 8 267.5 USA 26 China 14
Imports 11 372.7 Germany 17 India 11
UK 11 Japan 10
i
a Principal rate. b Government officials. c Annualized average of 12 months ending 30
June of the year stated. d Year ending in June of the year indicated. e 2003. f 2005. g
2004. h 2007. i Age group 10-49.
18
Barbados
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bridgetown (142)
Currency Barbadian Dollar (BBD)
a
d
Employment in industrial sector (%) 20.4 17.3 c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) d 3.7 3.3 c
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 3.7 59.5 f
Exports 441.2 ... USA 38
Imports 1 628.6 ... Trinidad Tbg 22
... UK 6
hi
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) k 10.4
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2004. d Not classifiable by economic activity includes restau-
rants and hotels. e Estimated. f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2007. h
Age group 15-44. i Includes women in visiting unions. j 1988. k Rate based on 30 or
fewer deaths.
19
Belarus
Region Eastern Europe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Minsk (1 778)
Currency Belarusian Ruble (BYR)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 1 180.00 2 140.00
c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 60 91 d
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) f 141.5 180.8 d
Exports 19 738.5 Russian Fed. 35 Russian Fed. 59
Imports 22 323.2 Netherlands 18 Germany 7
UK 7 Ukraine 5
h
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 50 i
a Official rate. b Annual average is weighted mean of monthly data. c Employment
office records. Dec. of each year. Men aged 16 to 59 years; women aged 16 to 54 years.
d 2005. e Organized tourism. f Passenger cars only. g 2007. h Age group 18-34. i 1995.
20
Belgium
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Brussels (1 012)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
b
c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) c 1.8 2.0 d
Exports 369 256.0 Germany 20 Netherlands 18
Imports 353 790.0 France 17 Germany 18
Netherlands 12 France 11
ghi
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 36/64 f
a Market rate. b 2002. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e Year other than that specified
or estimate. f 2007. g Age group 21-39. h Includes some cases of sterilization for non-
contraceptive reasons. i Flemish population. j 1991/92. k World Association of
Newspapers.
21
Belize
Region Central America
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Belize City (61)
Currency Belize Dollar (BZD)
GDP (million current US$) 832 1 217
a
b
Employment in industrial sector (%) 17.9 cd
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 19.5 cd
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 8 9c
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 132.8 157.2 e
Imports 660.3 UK 16 Neth.Antilles 11
Costa Rica 8 Panama 10
g
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 56 h
i
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 988 j
a Official rate. b 2001. c 2005. d April. e 2002. f 2007. g Age group 15-44. h 1999. i
Partial estimate. j UNSD estimates.
22
Benin
Region Western Africa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Cotonou (719)
Currency CFA Franc (XOF)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) c 100 119
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 96 176 bd
b b
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) b
Exports 288.2 China 36 France 18
Imports 898.7 India 7 China 9
Nigeria 6 Ghana 7
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) f 55/74
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) g 20/80
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) <
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 8/92 e
a Official rate. b 2005. c Cotonou. d Country estimates. e 2007. f Partial estimate. g
UNESCO estimate.
23
Bermuda
Region Northern America
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) St. George (2)
Currency Bermudian Dollar (BMD)
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) b 332 270 c
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 0.4 e
Population aged 0-14 years (%) fg 19.0
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) fg 17.0/13.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) gh 92.0
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) f 1.6 i
Rural population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum)
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) j 98/92
k
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants)
l
a Pegged to the US Dollar. b Air arrivals. c 2005. d Year other than that specified or
estimate. e Refers to 2000-2005. f Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Year-
book system. g De jure population count. h Excluding the institutional population. i
2000. j National estimate. k UNESCO estimate. l UNSD estimates.
24
Bhutan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Phuntsholing (86)
Currency Ngultrum (BTN)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) ... 117 b
c
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 112.0 d
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) e 34/66
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) c 63
Precipitation (millimetres) f 799
Average minimum and maximum temperatures (Celsius) f 14.0/24.2
a Official rate. b 2005. c UNSD estimates. d 2007. e UNESCO estimate. f Wangdi
Phodrang.
25
Bolivia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) La Paz (1 527)
Currency Boliviano (BOB)
Consumer price index (2000=100) b 100 117 c
d
e
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 4.8 5.5 f
gh
Employment in industrial sector (%) 19.5 18.8 f
Employment in agricultural sector (%) gh 36.8 39.6 f
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 44.8 51.9 i
Exports 4 223.3 Brazil 38 Brazil 20
Imports 2 824.2 USA 10 Argentina 16
Argentina 9 USA 12
a Market rate. b Urban areas. c 2005. d Derived by the UNSD from component national
indices. e 10 years and over. f 2002. g Derived from micro-sources. h November. i 2004.
j 2007.
26
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Sarajevo (380)
Currency Convertible Marka (BAM)
United Nations membership date 22 May 1992
a
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 5 503 5 866 b
Exports 3 427.8 Croatia 19 Croatia 17
Imports 7 559.3 Italy 14 Germany 12
Serbia 13 Serbia 10
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 17.0 c
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 22.0/17.0 c
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 94.6 c
a Market rate. b 2005. c 2007.
27
Botswana
Region Southern Africa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Gaborone (210)
Currency Pula (BWP)
a
b
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 19.7 21.2 c
Exports 4 506.2 UK 72 South Africa 86
Imports 3 053.3 Norway 9 Zimbabwe 2
South Africa 6 China 1
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) g 92/92
a Official rate. b 12 years and over. c 2003. d 2005. e Year other than that specified or
estimate. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate.
28
Brazil
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) So Paulo (18 333)
Currency Real (BRL)
GDP (million current US$) 601 732 1 067 803
a
bc d
cf d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) cf 20.6 d 21.0 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 5 313 5 358 g
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 31.1 67.6 h
Exports 137 806.2 USA 18 USA 16
Imports 91 342.8 Argentina 9 Argentina 9
China 6 China 9
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 27.0 i
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 10.0/8.0 i
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 97.3 i
a Market rate. b 10 years and over. c Excludes rural population of Rondnia, Acre,
Amazonas, Roraima, Par and Amap. d 2001. e 2004. f September. g 2005. h Estimated.
i 2007. j 1996.
29
British Virgin Islands
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Road Town (13)
Consumer price index (2000=100) 100 110 a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 272 337 a
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 1.4 c
de
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 26.0
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) de 7.0/7.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) dfg 106.0
h
i
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) j 1 357
a 2005. b 2004. c Refers to 2000-2005. d Compiled by the United Nations Demographic
Yearbook system. e De jure population count. f Provisional estimate. g De facto pop-
ulation count. h National estimate. i UNESCO estimate. j UNSD estimates.
30
Brunei Darussalam
Region South-eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bandar Seri Begawan (64)
Currency Brunei Dollar (BND)
a
cd
cd
Exports 7 636.1 Japan 31 Malaysia 22
Imports 1 676.2 Indonesia 20 Singapore 17
Korea Rep. 15 Japan 13
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 3.5 f
h
a Market rate. b 2005. c August. d 2001. e 2007. f 1991. g World Association of News-
papers. h Rate based on 30 or fewer deaths.
31
Bulgaria
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Sofia (1 093)
Currency Lev (BGN)
a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) d 2 785 4 837 c
Exports 15 101.5 Turkey 12 Russian Fed. 17
Germany 10 Italy 9
f
a Market rate. b 15 to 74 years. c 2005. d Excluding children without own passports.
e 2007. f Age group 18-45. g 1997.
32
Burkina Faso
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Ouagadougou (926)
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 392 ...
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) d 9 9c
e e
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) e
Exports 396.5 Ghana 61 Cte d'Ivoire 18
Cte d'Ivoire 4 Japan 13
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) d 20
a Official rate. b Ouagadougou. c 2005. d UNSD estimates. e 2004. f 2007.
33
Burundi
Region Eastern Africa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bujumbura (447)
Currency Burundi Franc (BIF)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 778.20 1 002.47
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) d 29 148 e
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 10 10 e
g g
Exports 82.7 Switzerland 56 Kenya 15
Imports 172.7 Belgium 10 Japan 14
Untd Arab Em 7 Belgium 12
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) i 28/72
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) j 11
a Official rate. b Bujumbura. c 2003. d Including nationals residing abroad. e 2005. f
Estimated. g 2004. h 2007. i UNESCO estimate. j UNSD estimates.
34
Cambodia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Phnom Penh (1 364)
Currency Riel (KHR)
a
cd
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 2.5 ...
e
e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 73.7 70.2 f
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 466 1 422 g
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 4h 4g
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 0.9 ...
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) < 0.3 i
(million US$) j (% of exports) j (% of imports) j
Exports 2 797.5 USA 47 China, HK SAR 20
Imports 2 062.7 China, HK SAR 22 China 17
Germany 8 Thailand 11
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 36.0 k
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 7.0/4.0 k
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 95.1 k
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) l 76/87
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) h 14
a Market rate. b Phnom Penh. c Nov. of each year. d 10 years and over. e November.
f 2001. g 2005. h UNSD estimates. i Year other than that specified or estimate. j 2004.
k 2007. l Partial estimate.
35
Cameroon
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Douala (1 761)
Currency CFA Franc (XAF)
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) c 100 111 d
e f
f
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 60.6 f ...
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 277 176 d
Exports 3 576.4 Spain 26 Nigeria 23
Imports 3 150.5 Italy 23 France 17
France 11 China 6
j
Precipitation (millimetres) k 1 628
k
a Official rate. b 2004. c Annualized average of 12 months beginning 1 July of the year
stated. d 2005. e Household survey. Persons aged 15 years and over. f 2001. g 2003.
h Estimated. i 2007. j UNESCO estimate. k Yaounde.
36
Canada
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Toronto (5 312)
Currency Canadian Dollar (CAD)
a
b
c
Imports 349 889.4 UK 2 China 9
Japan 2 Mexico 4
i
i
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) j 174.5
days. c Excludes indigenous populations living on reserves. d 2005. e Estimated. f Year
other than that specified or estimate. g 2007. h 1995. i UNESCO estimate. j World
Association of Newspapers.
37
Cape Verde
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Praia (117)
Currency C.V. Escudo (CVE)
a
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 1 1b
Exports 110.3 Cte d'Ivoire 26 Portugal 44
Imports 538.2 Portugal 17 Netherlands 9
Netherlands 12 Brazil 6
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 53 e
f
a Official rate. b 2005. c Year other than that specified or estimate. d 2007. e 1998. f
UNSD estimates.
38
Cayman Islands
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) George Town (26)
Currency C.I . Dollar (KYD)
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) a 0.81 0.81 b
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 115.1 134.4 bd
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) e 90/100
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) f 2 034
a Refers to the United Nations Operational Rates of Exchange. b 2005. c Air arrivals.
d Estimated. e UNESCO estimate. f UNSD estimates.
39
Central African Republic
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bangui (541)
a
bc
f
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 7 7e
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) ... <e
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 0.4 2.7 g
e e
Exports 469.5 Belgium 29 ...
Imports 186.5 France 19 ...
Switzerland 14 ...
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 2.2 i
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) 29/48 i
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) f 23
a Official rate. b Bangui. c Excludes rent. d Air arrivals to Bangui only. e 2005. f UNSD
estimates. g Estimated. h 2007. i 1991.
40
Chad
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) N'Djamna (888)
a
b
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) < 0.6
f
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) g 5
a Official rate. b N'Djamna. c 2005. d 2007. e Partial estimate. f UNESCO estimate.
g UNSD estimates.
41
Chile
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Santiago (5 683)
Currency Chilean Peso (CLP)
a
c
d
f
Employment in agricultural sector (%) f 14.4 13.2 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 742 2 027 e
Imports 34 726.4 Japan 11 Argentina 13
China 9 Brazil 12
hi
a Principal rate. b Santiago. c Derived by the UNSD from component national indices.
d Fourth quarter of each year. e 2005. f Fourth quarter. g 2007. h Age group >= 15. i All
women. j World Association of Newspapers.
42
Chinaa
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Shanghai (14 503)
Currency Yuan (CNY) b
Population in 2007 (projected, 000) 1 328 630 c
GDP (million current US$) 1 192 836 2 666 772
d
Consumer price index (2000=100) e 100 109
f
hi
Employment in industrial sector (%) 17.3 17.7 j
Employment in agricultural sector (%) hi 46.3 44.1 j
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 863 675 1 366 651 g
Exports 968 935.6 USA 21 Japan 15
Imports 791 460.9 China, HK SAR 16 Korea Rep. 11
Japan 9 China 9
Population aged 0-14 years (%) c 21.0 k
c
l
Foreign born (%)
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 1.9 m
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) n 90/91
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) o 73.9
CO 2 emissions (000 MT of carbon dioxide and per capita) 5 010 170/3.8
p
a For statistical purposes the data for China do not include those for Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province of
China, except in statistics relating to population of Taiwan Province. b Also referred
to as Renminbi (RMB). c Excludes Hong Kong and Macao. d Principal rate. e Index base
period: the same month of 2000=100. f Official estimates. Unemployed in urban areas.
Dec. of each year. g 2005. h Excludes reemployed retired persons. i December. j 2002.
k 2007. l Ever-married women. m 1999. n UNESCO estimate. o World Association of
Newspapers. p Excludes Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
43
China, Hong Kong SARa
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Hong Kong (7 041)
Currency Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) b 7.80 7.77
d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 0.3 0.3 e
Exports 322 668.8 China 46 China 46
Imports 335 753.8 USA 15 Japan 10
Japan 5 Singapore 6
a Pursuant to a Joint Declaration signed on 19 December 1984, the United Kingdom
restored Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China with effect from 1 July 1997; the
People's Republic of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over the territory with
effect from that date. b Market rate. c Series (base 2000=100) replacing former series.
d Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. e 2005. f 2007. g 1992.
44
China, Macao SARa
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Macao (460)
Currency Pataca (MOP)
c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 2 739 3 367 d
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) e 6.8 3.8
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 5 197 9 014 d
Imports 5 235.5 China 15 Macao 12
China, HK SAR 11 China, HK SAR 9
a Pursuant to a Joint Declaration signed on 13 April 1987, Portugal restored Macao to
the People's Republic of China with effect from 20 December 1999; the People's Re-
public of China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over the territory with effect from
that date. b Market rate. c 2002. d 2005. e 14 years and over. f Country estimates. g
Estimated. h 2007.
45
Colombia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Santa F de Bogot (7 747)
Currency Colombian Peso (COP)
a
b
cd
f gh
Employment in industrial sector (%) 25.5 18.8 dei
Employment in agricultural sector (%) f 1.1 gh 22.4 de
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 557 933 e
Imports 26 162.4 Venezuela 11 Mexico 9
Ecuador 5 China 8
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (provisional) 3 000 267
a Official rate. b Manufacturing. c 10 years and over. d Third quarter. e 2005. f Estimates
based on 1993 census results. g September. h 7 main cities. i Includes hotels and
restaurants. j 2007. k Includes only newspapers affiliated to a national association.
46
Comoros
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Moroni (44)
Currency Comorian Franc (KMF)
Population in 2007 (projected, 000) 839 a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) c 24 20 d
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) a 2.5
Population aged 0-14 years (%) a 42.0 f
a
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) a 100.7 f
a
a
g
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) h 43/57
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) i 45
a Includes Mayotte. b Official rate. c Air arrivals. d 2005. e Estimated. f 2007. g National
estimate. h UNESCO estimate. i UNSD estimates.
47
Congo
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Brazzaville (1 173)
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 19 ...
e
Exports 1 722.0 ... Netherlands 38
Imports 681.5 ... France 28
... USA 10
a Official rate. b 2005. c Brazzaville. d Estimated. e 2003. f 2007. g Partial estimate. h
UNESCO estimate.
48
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kinshasa (6 049)
Currency Franc Congolais (CDF)
a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 103 61 bc
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) < 7.5
e
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 8/92 d
a Market rate. b Air arrivals. c 2005. d 2007. e UNESCO estimate.
49
Cook Islands
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Rarotonga (13)
Currency New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
GNI (per capita current US$) 5 055.2 13 097.5 a
c
(million US$) a (% of exports) a (% of imports) a
Exports 5.2 China 35 New Zealand 74
Imports 81.3 Japan 31 Australia 13
New Zealand 13 Japan 3
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) g 107.0
g
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) 74/68 h
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) g 21.0 h
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) g 2.9 i
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) k 0.2
a 2005. b Market rate. c Rarotonga. d Refers to 2000-2005. e Compiled by the United
Nations Demographic Yearbook system. f De facto population count. g Published by
the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. h 2002. i 1996-2001. j 1996. k UNESCO
estimate. l National estimate.
50
Costa Rica
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) San Jos (1 217)
Currency Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
a
c
de
g
Employment in agricultural sector (%) g 20.4 15.2 f
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 088 1 679 f
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 588 662 f
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 132.3 200.6 f
Imports 11 070.5 China 8 Japan 5
China, HK SAR 7 Venezuela 5
i
k
a Market rate. b Central area. c Derived by the UNSD from component national indices.
d 12 years and over. e July of each year. f 2005. g July. h 2007. i Age group 15-44. j
1999. k UNESCO estimate. l World Association of Newspapers.
51
Cte d'Ivoire
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Abidjan (3 577)
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 96 c
Exports 8 147.7 France 18 Nigeria 28
Imports 5 820.4 Netherlands 10 France 26
USA 9 China 4
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 15 e
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) f 4.6
a Official rate. b Abidjan. c 2005. d 2007. e 1998/99. f UNESCO estimate. g Partial
estimate.
52
Croatia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Zagreb (689)
Currency Kuna (HRK)
a
bc
Employment in agricultural sector (%) bc 14.5 17.3 d
Exports 10 377.0 Italy 23 Italy 17
Imports 21 502.5 Bosnia/Herzeg 13 Germany 15
Germany 10 Russian Fed. 10
a Market rate. b Excludes conscripts. c March. d 2005. e 2007.
53
Cuba
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Havana (2 189)
Currency Cuban Peso (CUP)
a
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 5.2 1.9 b
cd
Employment in agricultural sector (%) cd 27.1 21.2 b
e
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) g 2.1 2.1 b
b b
Exports 2 332.1 Netherlands 28 Venezuela 20
Imports 5 609.6 Canada 21 Spain 11
Venezuela 16 China 11
a Men aged 17 to 60 years; women aged 17 to 55 years. Dec. b 2004. c December. d
Data for males refers to ages 17-60 and data for females to ages 17-55. e Air arrivals.
f 2005. g Commercial vehicles only. h 2007.
54
Cyprus
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nicosia (211)
Currency Cypriot Pound (CYP)
a
b
b
bd
Employment in agricultural sector (%) bd 5.2 4.7 c
Exports 1 414.9 UK 15 Greece 17
Imports 7 045.7 Greece 13 Italy 11
France 7 UK 9
f
Precipitation (millimetres) g 320
g
a Official rate. b Government-controlled areas. c 2005. d Excludes conscripts. e 2007.
f National estimate. g Larnaca.
55
Czech Republic
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Prague (1 171)
Currency Czech Koruna (CZK)
United Nations membership date 19 January 1993
a
b
Imports 93 429.5 Slovakia 8 China 6
Poland 6 Russian Fed. 6
f
a Official rate. b 14 years and over. c 2005. d Estimated. e 2007. f Age group 15-44. g
1997.
56
Denmark
Region Northern Europe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Copenhagen (1 088)
Currency Danish Krone (DKK)
Surface area (square kms) 43 094 a
Population density (per square km) 126.3 a
GDP (million current US$) a 160 081 277 334
GDP (per capita current US$) a 30 004.0 51 074.0
GNI (per capita current US$) a 29 369.5 51 344.0
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) a 20.0 22.0
b
ac
a
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) a 422.3 452.1 d
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) a 135.1 164.1
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) a 39.2 58.2
a a
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) a
Imports 84 511.0 Sweden 14 Sweden 14
UK 8 Netherlands 6
a
Population aged 0-14 years (%) a 19.0 e
a
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) a 98.1 e
fg
Foreign born (%) a 7.2
a
Threatened species a 31
Forested area (% of land area) a 12
a
a
a Excludes Faeroe Islands and Greenland. b Market rate. c Persons aged 15 to 66 years.
d 2005. e 2007. f Age group 15-44. g All sexually active women. h 1988. i World
Association of Newspapers.
57
Djibouti
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Djibouti (555)
Currency Djibouti Franc (DJF)
a
Forested area (% of land area) <
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) e 160
a Official rate. b 2005. c Estimated. d 2007. e UNSD estimates.
58
Dominica
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Roseau (14)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) c ... 106 b
d e
e
e
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 8.4 ...
Imports 166.9 Jamaica 15 Trinidad Tbg 22
Antigua,Barb 13 UK 6
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 0.3 g
Population aged 0-14 years (%) hi 29.0
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) hi 15.0/12.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) ij 101.0
kl
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 50 m
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 5.0 n
o
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 589 p
Precipitation (millimetres) q 2 575
Average minimum and maximum temperatures (Celsius) q 23.1/29.3
a Official rate. b 2005. c Series (base 2001=100) replacing former series. d Population
census. e 2001. f Estimated. g Refers to 2000-2005. h Compiled by the United Nations
Demographic Yearbook system. i De facto population count. j Excluding the institutional
population. k Age group 15-44. l Includes women in visiting unions. m 1987. n 1999. o
National estimate. p UNSD estimates. q Melville Hall airport.
59
Dominican Republic
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Santo Domingo (2 022)
Currency Dominican Peso (DOP)
a
b
Employment in industrial sector (%) 23.8 d 22.3 c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 15.9 d 14.6 c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 2 978 3 691 c
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) h 41.6
a Principal rate. b 10 years and over. c 2005. d Derived from micro-sources. e Air arrivals.
Including nationals residing abroad. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate. h World Association
of Newspapers.
60
Ecuador
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Guayaquil (2 387)
Currency U.S. Dollar (USD) a
bcd
df
Employment in agricultural sector (%) df 8.5 8.3 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) g 627 861 e
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 50.1 55.5 h
Imports 12 113.6 Peru 8 Colombia 13
Colombia 6 Brazil 7
j
Threatened species 2 178
a Adopted US Dollar (USD) as the national currency effective 15 September 2000. b
Nov. of each year. c 10 years and over. d Urban areas. e 2005. f November. g Excluding
nationals residing abroad. h 2004. i 2007. j UNESCO estimate. k Quito.
61
Egypt
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Cairo (11 128)
Currency Egyptian Pound (EGP)
a
b
c d
e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) e 29.6 29.9 d
Exports 13 756.3 India 10 USA 8
Imports 20 667.2 Italy 9 Saudi Arabia 7
USA 9 China 6
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) <
a Principal rate. b Manufacturing, excluding petroleum refineries. c 15 to 64 years. d
2003. e Average of May and November. f 2005. g 2007. h 1991.
62
El Salvador
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) San Salvador (1 517)
a
bc
ef
Employment in agricultural sector (%) f 21.6 19.1 d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) g 795 1 154 h
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 169 234 h
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 1.1 9.3 i
Imports 5 944.7 Guatemala 16 Mexico 10
Honduras 12 Guatemala 7
k
l
a Urban areas. b Dec. c 10 years and over. d 2004. e Includes hotels and restaurants.
f December. g Excluding nationals residing abroad. h 2005. i Year other than that
specified or estimate. j 2007. k Age group 15-44. l World Association of Newspapers.
63
Equatorial Guinea
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Malabo (96)
a
b
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (provisional)
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) g 937
a Official rate. b Malabo. c 2005. d Estimated. e 2007. f UNESCO estimate. g UNSD
estimates.
64
Eritrea
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Asmara (551)
Currency Nakfa (ERN)
a
(million US$) d (% of exports) d (% of imports) d
Exports 6.6 Sudan 20 USA 16
Imports 432.8 Italy 12 Untd Arab Em 12
Singapore 12 Italy 12
a Official rate. b Including nationals residing abroad. c 2005. d 2003. e 2007. f 1994.
65
Estonia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tallinn (392)
Currency Kroon (EEK)
a
b
c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 220 1 900 de
Exports 9 607.5 Finland 18 Russian Fed. 13
Imports 13 285.1 Sweden 12 Germany 13
Latvia 9 Finland 13
gh
a Official rate. b 15 to 74 years. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e Derived from accom-
modation statistics and 'Foreign Visitor Survey'. f 2007. g Age group 20-49. h Women
who were sexually active within the last month. i 1994.
66
Ethiopia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Addis Ababa (2 893)
Currency Birr (ETB)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) b ... 157
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) cd ... 5.0 e
fgh
Employment in industrial sector (%) 22.5 6.6 de
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 80.2 de
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) i 136 227 e
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 1.6 1.7 j
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) < 0.2 k
Exports 1 043.0 Germany 13 Saudi Arabia 18
Imports 5 207.3 China 10 China 12
Japan 8 Italy 8
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 44.0 l
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 5.0/4.0 l
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 99.0 l
a Official rate. b Index base 2001=100. c 10 years and over. d March. e 2005. f April.
g 2004. h Urban areas. i Arrivals through all ports of entry. Including nationals residing
abroad. j 2002. k Year other than that specified or estimate. l 2007.
67
Fiji
Region Oceania-Melanesia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Greater Suva (219)
Currency Fiji Dollar (FJD)
a
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) d 49 58 c
Exports 678.9 ... Singapore 34
Imports 1 803.9 ... Australia 22
... New Zealand 16
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 461 d
a Official rate. b Excluding nationals residing abroad. c 2005. d UNSD estimates. e
Estimated. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate.
68
Finland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Helsinki (1 091)
Currency Euro (EUR)
b
c
Imports 69 427.4 Sweden 10 Germany 14
Russian Fed. 10 Sweden 10
a
a
f
a Includes land Islands. b Market rate. c 15 to 64 years. d 2005. e 2007. f Age group
25-49. g 1989. h Does not include free newspapers.
69
France
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Paris (9 820)
Currency Euro (EUR)
Population density (per square km) 111.8 a
GDP (million current US$) b 1 327 961 2 234 388
GDP (per capita current US$) b 21 812.0 35 375.0
GNI (per capita current US$) b 22 111.0 35 724.9
c
e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 4.3 e 3.8 d
f
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 574.3 489.9 gh
f f
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) f
Imports 529 902.3 Spain 10 Italy 8
Italy 9 Belgium 8
a
Population aged 0-14 years (%) a 18.0 i
a
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) a 95.1 i
j
Foreign born (%) a 10.7
a
f
f
a Excludes French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion. b Includes French
Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion. c Market rate. d 2005. e 2003. f Includes
Monaco. g Passenger cars only. h 2004. i 2007. j Age group 20-49. k 1994. l Includes
specialized newspapers.
70
French Guiana
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Cayenne (59)
Currency Euro (EUR)
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) b 25.8 26.5 c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) ... 95 cd
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) f 1 378
Precipitation (millimetres) g 3 674
g
a Market rate. b June of each year. c 2005. d Survey at Cayenne-Rochambeau airport
on departure. e 2007. f UNSD estimates. g Rochambeau.
71
French Polynesia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Papeete (130)
Currency CFP franc (XPF)
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) b 252 c 208 d
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 10 8d
Exports 186.3 China, HK SAR 32 France 31
Imports 1 546.8 Japan 28 Singapore 13
France 13 USA 10
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 856 f
Precipitation (millimetres) g 1 761
Average minimum and maximum temperatures (Celsius) g 22.3/29.5
a Refers to the United Nations Operational Rates of Exchange. b Excluding nationals
residing abroad. c Figure estimated by the 'Institut de la Statistique (ISPF)'. d 2005. e
2007. f UNSD estimates. g Tahiti.
72
Gabon
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Libreville (556)
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 1 001 924 b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) d 155 ...
Exports 6 015.2 USA 58 France 40
Imports 1 724.9 China 11 Belgium 14
France 7 USA 7
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) g 3.9
a Official rate. b 2004. c Libreville. d Arrivals of non-resident tourists at Libreville airport.
e 2005. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate.
73
Gambia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Banjul (381)
Currency Dalasi (GMD)
a
b
Exports 11.5 UK 49 Denmark 17
Imports 259.3 Senegal 30 USA 12
Germany 4 China 9
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) h 2.0
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 60 i
a Market rate. b 2003. c Banjul, Kombo, St.Mary. d Charter tourist only. e 2005. f Year
other than that specified or estimate. g 2007. h UNESCO estimate. i UNSD estimates.
74
Georgia
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tbilisi (1 047)
Currency Lari (GEL)
United Nations membership date 31 July 1992
a
Exports 991.5 Turkey 13 Russian Fed. 15
Imports 3 674.5 Azerbaijan 9 Turkey 14
Russian Fed. 8 Germany 10
f
a Official rate. b 5 cities. c 2005. d 2003. e 2007. f Age group 15-44. g Includes only
newspapers which report to a governmental or national institution.
75
Germany
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Berlin (3 389)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
b
cd
e
Employment in industrial sector (%) 33.1 29.7 fgh
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 2.7 e 2.4 fgh
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 18 983 21 500 h
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 97 969 95 478 h
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 520.5 i 591.1 h
Exports 1 121 963.0 France 10 France 8
Imports 922 213.4 USA 9 Netherlands 8
UK 7 China 7
k
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 70 l
Rural population growth rate 2000-2005 (% per annum) <
days. c 15 to 64 years. d Employment office records. e May. f Methodology revised. g
March. h 2005. i Passenger cars only. j 2007. k Age group 20-39. l 1992.
76
Ghana
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Accra (1 982)
Currency (new) Cedi (GHS) a
b
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 568 458 d
Exports 3 614.0 South Africa 26 Nigeria 10
Imports 5 328.8 Burkina Faso 13 China 9
Netherlands 11 UK 9
a Beginning 1 July 2007, 1 new Cedi = 10000 old Cedi. b Principal rate. c Including
nationals residing abroad. d 2005. e 2007.
77
Greece
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Athens (3 230)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
bc
Employment in agricultural sector (%) bc 17.4 12.4 d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 13 096 14 276 d
Bulgaria 6 Russian Fed. 7
g
a Market rate. b Second quarter. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e Data based on surveys.
f 2007. g Age group 18-50. h 1999.
78
Greenland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nuuk (15)
Currency Danish Krone (DKK)
Surface area (square kms) 2 175 600 a
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) c 11.0 9.3 d
f f
Exports 262.8 Denmark 87 ...
Imports 354.5 USA 4 ...
Germany 2 ...
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) hj 114.0
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) 70/64 k
h
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) 2.4 l
m
a Includes 1,755,637 square kms of land covered by ice caps. b Market rate. c Official
estimates. Persons aged 15 years and over. Jan. of each year. d 2005. e Estimated. f
2002. g Refers to 2000-2005. h Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook
system. i De jure estimate. j Based on administrative records. k 1999-2003. l 2003. m
UNSD estimates.
79
Grenada
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) St.George's (32)
a
Imports 334.0 Netherlands 14 Trinidad Tbg 21
Trinidad Tbg 10 UK 6
gh
j
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2003. d 2001. e Year other than that specified or estimate. f
2007. g Age group 15-44. h Includes women in visiting unions. i 1990. j UNESCO
estimate.
80
Guadeloupe
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Pointe--Pitre (19)
Currency Euro (EUR)
d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 603 456 ce
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) g 1 207
Precipitation (millimetres) h 1 779
h
a Market rate. b June of each year. c 2005. d Air arrivals. Excluding the north islands
(Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy). e Survey conducted at Guadeloupe airport. f 2007.
g UNSD estimates. h Le Raizet.
81
Guam
Region Oceania-Micronesia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Hagta (144)
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 287 1 228 a
a 2005. b 2002. c Year other than that specified or estimate. d 2007.
82
Guatemala
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Guatemala City (984)
Currency Quetzal (GTQ)
a
c
ef
Employment in industrial sector (%) 20.4 20.0 gh
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 36.4 ef 38.7 gh
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 826 1 316 i
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 1 221 1 225 i
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) j 91.4 107.1 k
Imports 9 539.7 El Salvador 15 Mexico 9
Honduras 10 China 5
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 1.3 m
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) n 43/57
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 12/88 l
a Market rate. b Guatemala City. c 10 years and over. d 2003. e Excludes the areas of
Norte and Peten. f Derived from micro-sources. g May to June. h 2002. i 2005. j Pas-
senger cars only. k 2004. l 2007. m 1991. n UNESCO estimate.
83
Guinea
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Conakry (1 425)
Currency Guinean Franc (GNF)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 1 882.27 4 500.00 b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 155 175 c
Consumer price index (2000=100) d 100 250
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 33 45 b
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) f 35 38 b
h h
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) h
Exports 525.4 France 24 France 16
Imports 666.5 Ireland 10 Cte d'Ivoire 15
Spain 10 USA 8
a Market rate. b 2005. c 2004. d Conakry. e Air arrivals at Conakry Airport. f UNSD
estimates. g Estimated. h 2002. i 2007. j UNESCO estimate.
84
Guinea-Bissau
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bissau (367)
a
b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 27 13 c
Consumer price index (2000=100) d ... 106
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 8b 5f
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) j 16/84
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) k 67
Precipitation (millimetres) l 1 756
a Official rate. b 2001. c 2004. d Bissau. Index base 2003=100. e Air arrivals. f 2005. g
Estimated. h 2007. i 1999. j UNESCO estimate. k UNSD estimates. l January to No-
vember only.
85
Guyana
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Georgetown (134)
Currency Guyanese Dollar (GYD)
a
Exports 567.4 UK 20 Trinidad Tbg 34
Imports 892.9 Canada 18 USA 27
USA 15 China 5
a Principal rate. b Georgetown. c Arrivals to Timehri airport only. d 2005. e Estimated.
f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2007.
86
Haiti
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Port-au-Prince (2 129)
Currency Gourde (HTG)
a
bc
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 115 d
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 1.4 g
h
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) 35/37 g
a Principal rate. b Annualized average of 12 months ending 30 September of the year
stated. c Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. d 2005. e Estimated.
f 2007. g 1991. h National estimate.
87
Honduras
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tegucigalpa (927)
Currency Lempira (HNL)
a
bc de
deg
Employment in industrial sector (%) 22.6 20.9 fhi
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 35.7 deg 39.2 fhi
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 471 673 f
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 194 148 f
Imports 4 920.6 Germany 8 Guatemala 7
Belgium 6 Mexico 5
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 3.8 k
l
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) l 59/41
a Principal rate. b March of each year. c 10 years and over. d September. e 2001. f
2005. g Derived from micro-sources. h Excludes the provinces of Gracias a Dios and
Islas de la Baha. i March. j 2007. k 1991. l UNESCO estimate.
88
Hungary
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Budapest (1 693)
Currency Forint (HUF)
a
b
c
Imports 76 978.6 Italy 5 Russian Fed. 8
Austria 5 Austria 6
f
a Official rate. b 15 to 74 years. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e 2007. f Age group
18-41. g 1992/93.
89
Iceland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Reykjavk (185)
Currency Icelandic Krona (ISK)
a
c
d
d
Exports 3 453.1 Netherlands 17 USA 13
Imports 5 991.1 UK 16 Germany 12
Germany 15 Norway 7
h
a Official rate. b Annual averages based on the months Feb.-Dec. and of January of
the following year. c 16 to 74 years. d Average of April and November. e 2005. f 2007.
g UNESCO estimate. h Rate based on 30 or fewer deaths.
90
India
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Mumbai (18 196)
Currency Indian Rupee (INR)
Population in 2007 (projected, 000) 1 169 016
a
c
d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 2 649 3 919 f
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 0.5 5.4 h
Imports 185 384.9 Untd Arab Em 10 Saudi Arabia 7
China 7 USA 6
a Market rate. b Industrial workers. c Annualized average of 12 months beginning 1
April of the year stated. d January. e Excluding nationals residing abroad. f 2005. g
2003. h Year other than that specified or estimate. i 2007. j Partial estimate. k Includes
only newspapers which report to a governmental or national institution.
91
Indonesia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Jakarta (13 215)
Currency Rupiah (IDR)
a
b
c
e
Exports 100 798.6 Japan 22 Singapore 16
Imports 61 065.5 USA 11 China 11
Singapore 9 Japan 9
h
a Market rate. b Manufacturing. c May of each year. d 2005. e May. f Year other than
that specified or estimate. g 2007. h UNESCO estimate.
92
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tehran (7 314)
Currency Iranian Rial (IRR)
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 12 481 ...
b c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 30.4 d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 24.9 d
Exports 63 247.0 ... ...
Imports 40 685.8 ... ...
... ...
a Official rate. b 10 years and over. c 2002. d 2005. e 2004. f 2007.
93
Iraq
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Baghdad (5 905)
Currency Iraqi Dinar (IQD)
a
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 28.1 b 26.8 c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 17.8 cd
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 17.0 cd
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) ... 0.1 g
a Principal rate. b 2003. c 2004. d May. e 2005. f 2002. g Year other than that specified
or estimate. h 2007. i Partial estimate. j UNESCO estimate.
94
Ireland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dublin (1 037)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) c 7.8 5.9 b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) d 6 646 7 333 b
Exports 108 851.9 USA 19 UK 32
Imports 76 509.6 UK 18 USA 11
Belgium 14 Germany 8
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) f 181.9
g
a Market rate. b 2005. c March to May. d Including tourists from North Ireland. e 2007.
f World Association of Newspapers. g Rate based on 30 or fewer deaths.
95
Israel
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tel Aviv-Jaffa (3 012)
Currency Shekel (ILS)
a
b
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 101 1 529 c
Imports 47 834.4 Belgium 7 Belgium 8
China, HK SAR 6 Germany 7
fg
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) i 4.9
a Market rate. b Includes the residents of East Jerusalem and persons who did not
work in the country during the previous 12 months. c 2005. d Excluding nationals re-
siding abroad. e 2007. f Age group 18-39. g Jewish population only. h 1987/88. i
Includes data for East Jerusalem and Israeli residents in certain other territories under
occupation by Israeli military forces since June 1967.
96
Italy
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Rome (3 348)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
f
f f
USA 8 China 5
i
f
f
a Market rate. b Excluding tobacco. c Methodology revised. d 2005. e Excluding sea-
sonal and border workers. f Includes San Marino. g Estimated. h 2007. i Age group
20-49. j 1995/96. k World Association of Newspapers.
97
Jamaica
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kingston (576)
Currency Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
a
b
Imports 5 041.4 Canada 16 Trinidad Tbg 12
China 15 Venezuela 11
h
a Market rate. b 14 years and over. c 2005. d Air arrivals. Including nationals residing
abroad. E/D cards. e Estimated. f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2007. h
UNESCO estimate.
98
Japan
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tokyo (35 197)
Currency Yen (JPY)
a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) c 4 757 6 728 b
Imports 579 063.9 China 14 USA 12
Korea Rep. 8 Saudi Arabia 6
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) e 550.7
f
a Market rate. b 2005. c Excluding nationals residing abroad. d 2007. e World Associ-
ation of Newspapers. f For Japanese nationals in Japan only.
99
Jordan
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Amman (1 292)
Currency Jordanian Dinar (JOD)
a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) c 1 580 2 987 d
Exports 5 166.6 USA 25 Saudi Arabia 26
Imports 11 446.9 Iraq 12 China 10
India 8 Germany 8
a Official rate. b 2003. c Including nationals residing abroad. d 2005. e 2004. f 2007. g
1999.
100
Kazakhstan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Almaty (1 156)
Currency Tenge (KZT)
a
c
c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 35.5 c 33.5 d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 471 3 143 b
Imports 23 663.1 Switzerland 18 China 8
Russian Fed. 10 Germany 8
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 66 f
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2001. d 2004. e 2007. f 1999.
101
Kenya
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nairobi (2 773)
Currency Kenyan Shilling (KES)
a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 899 1 536 c
d d
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) d
Exports 2 683.2 Uganda 18 Untd Arab Em 11
Imports 4 563.5 UK 11 South Africa 10
Netherlands 8 Saudi Arabia 9
a Official rate. b Nairobi. c 2005. d 2004. e 2007. f Partial estimate.
102
Kiribati
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tarawa (47)
a
b
c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 5 3d
(million US$) d (% of exports) (% of imports) d
Exports 3.6 ... Australia 36
Imports 74.0 ... Fiji 21
... Japan 17
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) 67/58 h
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) 43.0 h
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) g 4.3 h
i
j
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 4/96 k
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 81 l
a Official rate. b Tarawa. c Air arrivals. Tarawa only. d 2005. e Estimated. f Refers to
2000-2005. g Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. h 2000. i UNESCO
estimate. j National estimate. k 2007. l UNSD estimates.
103
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Pyongyang (3 351)
Currency North Korean Won (KPW)
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) a 2.15 b 141.00
a Refers to the United Nations Operational Rates of Exchange. b October 2000. c 2005.
d Estimated. e 2007.
104
Korea, Republic of
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Seoul (9 645)
Currency South Korean Won (KRW)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 1 264.50 929.80
b
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 10.6 b 7.9 c
Exports 325 457.2 China 21 Japan 17
Japan 8 USA 11
g
a Market rate. b Estimates based on 2000 census results. c 2005. d Including nationals
residing abroad and crew members. e 2004. f 2007. g Age group 15-44. h 1997.
105
Kuwait
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kuwait City (1 810)
Currency Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
a
c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 18.3 e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... e
h
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) h
Exports 16 164.5 ... USA 11
Imports 7 869.0 ... Germany 10
... Japan 10
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) j 149.6 i
k
a Official rate. b 2005. c Administrative reports. Dec. of each year. d 2002. e 2003. f
2004. g Estimated. h 2001. i 2007. j Includes guest workers. k Country nationals only.
l 1996.
106
Kyrgyzstan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bishkek (798)
Currency Som (KGS)
a
b c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 59 315 de
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) f 38.4 38.6 d
Exports 794.1 Switzerland 26 Russian Fed. 38
Imports 1 718.2 Kazakhstan 20 China 14
Russian Fed. 19 Kazakhstan 12
j
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) /100
a Official rate. b Nov. c 2002. d 2005. e New data source: Department of Customs
Control. f Passenger cars only. g Estimated. h 2007. i 1997. j UNESCO estimate.
107
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Vientiane (702)
Currency Kip (LAK)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) 100 163 bc
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) d 72
a Market rate. b Series linked to former series. c 2005. d UNSD estimates. e Estimated.
f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2007.
108
Latvia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Riga (729)
Currency Lats (LVL)
a
b
c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 509 1 116 d
Exports 5 891.5 Lithuania 15 Germany 15
Imports 11 427.3 Estonia 13 Lithuania 13
Germany 10 Russian Fed. 8
g
a Official rate. b 15 to 74 years. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e Departures. Survey of
persons crossing the state border. f 2007. g Age group 18-49. h 1995.
109
Lebanon
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Beirut (1 777)
Currency Lebanese Pound (LBP)
a
b
Consumer price index (2000=100) c 100 95 b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) d 742 1 140 e
g g
Exports 1 745.6 Iraq 15 Italy 10
Imports 9 396.5 Switzerland 11 France 8
Syria 8 Germany 8
a Market rate. b 2002. c Beyrouth. d Excluding Syrian nationals. e 2005. f 2001. g 2004.
h 2007. i World Association of Newspapers.
110
Lesotho
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Maseru (172)
Currency Loti (LSL)
a
(million US$) e (% of exports) e (% of imports) e
Exports 358.0 USA 44 South Africa 77
Imports 799.6 South Africa 42 China, HK SAR 5
Canada 7 China 4
a Principal rate. b 2005. c Estimated. d Year other than that specified or estimate. e
2002. f 2007.
111
Liberia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Monrovia (936)
Currency Liberian Dollar (LRD)
a
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 0.3 0.3 bc
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) < <c
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 6e
a Principal rate. b Estimated. c 2005. d 2007. e 1986. f UNSD estimates.
112
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tripoli (2 098)
Currency Libyan Dinar (LYD)
a
(million US$) (% of exports) f (% of imports) b
Exports 10 194.9 f Italy 43 Italy 18
Imports 6 317.6 b Germany 15 Monaco 13
Spain 15 Germany 12
a Official rate. b 2004. c 2005. d 2001. e Year other than that specified or estimate. f
2000. g 2007. h 1995. i 1999. j UNESCO estimate.
113
Liechtenstein
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Vaduz (5)
Currency Swiss Franc (CHF)
a
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 1.0 c
Population aged 0-14 years (%) de 18.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) f 97.0
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) d 1.4 g
a Official rate. b 2005. c Refers to 2000-2005. d Compiled by the United Nations Dem-
ographic Yearbook system. e De facto estimate. f De facto population count. g 2003.
h National estimate.
114
Lithuania
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Vilnius (553)
Currency Litas (LTL)
a
b
Employment in agricultural sector (%) b 18.7 14.0 c
Imports 19 388.4 Latvia 11 Germany 15
Germany 9 Poland 10
e
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 47 f
a Official rate. b Excludes conscripts. c 2005. d 2007. e Age group 18-49. f 1994/95.
115
Luxembourg
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Luxembourg-Ville (77)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
bc
Exports 14 183.1 Germany 25 Belgium 34
Imports 19 640.5 France 17 Germany 26
Belgium 12 France 11
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) f 3.6 g
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) f 53/47
i
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) <
a Market rate. b 16 to 64 years. c Employment office records. d 2005. e 2007. f UNESCO
estimate. g 1999. h World Association of Newspapers. i Rate based on 30 or fewer
deaths.
116
Madagascar
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Antananarivo (1 585)
Currency Malagasy Ariary (MGA)
a
cd e
Employment in industrial sector (%) 6.7 e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 78.0 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 160 277 b
Exports 1 008.2 France 40 China 18
Imports 1 760.3 USA 15 Bahrain 16
Germany 6 France 13
h
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) 50/52 i
a Official rate. b 2005. c Totals include persons still attending school (incl. full-time
tertiary students). d 6 years and over. e 2003. f Air arrivals. g 2007. h Partial estimate.
i 1999. j UNSD estimates.
117
Malawi
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Blantyre-Limbe (717)
Currency Kwacha (MWK)
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 154 b
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) d 147 155 b
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) ... <e
Exports 668.4 South Africa 22 South Africa 36
Imports 1 209.2 UK 13 Mozambique 13
Germany 10 Untd Arab Em 6
Precipitation (millimetres) h 1 289
Average minimum and maximum temperatures (Celsius) h 12.2/24.1
a Official rate. b 2005. c Departures. d UNSD estimates. e 2004. f Estimated. g 2007.
h Mzuzu.
118
Malaysia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kuala Lumpur (1 405)
Currency Ringgit (MYR)
a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 10 222 16 431 f
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 76 795 g 95 925 f
Imports 131 127.0 Singapore 15 USA 13
Japan 9 China 12
i
a Official rate. b 15 to 64 years. c 2003. d 2004. e Including Singapore residents crossing
the frontier by road through Johore Causeway. f 2005. g UNSD estimates. h 2007. i
Peninsular Malaysia. j 1994. k World Association of Newspapers.
119
Maldives
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Male (89)
Currency Rufiyaa (MVR)
a
cde
Employment in industrial sector (%) 19.0 23.4 fg
cd
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 13.7 17.3 fg
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) h 467 395 i
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 2.2 6.6 j
Exports 135.6 Thailand 26 Singapore 24
Imports 926.5 Japan 15 Untd Arab Em 21
Sri Lanka 13 India 9
l
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 808 m
a Market rate. b Male. c Excludes conscripts. d December. e Services include persons
in extra-territorial organizations and bodies. f 4 rounds over a month. g 2003. h Air
arrivals. i 2005. j Year other than that specified or estimate. k 2007. l UNESCO estimate.
m UNSD estimates.
120
Mali
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bamako (1 368)
a
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 8.8 d
Employment in industrial sector (%) 16.5 d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 41.5 d
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) f 20 21 b
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 4.6 g 10.2 b
d d
Exports 987.5 South Africa 31 France 16
Imports 1 364.4 Switzerland 20 Senegal 12
Senegal 6 Cte d'Ivoire 9
i
a Official rate. b 2005. c Bamako. d 2004. e Air arrivals. f UNSD estimates. g Passenger
cars only. h 2007. i UNESCO estimate.
121
Malta
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Valletta (210)
Currency Maltese Lira (MTL)
a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 216 1 171 cd
Exports 2 780.4 France 15 Italy 28
Imports 4 259.7 Germany 13 UK 10
Singapore 13 France 9
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) h 1.5
Precipitation (millimetres) i 553
i
a Official rate. b December. c 2005. d Departures by air and by sea. e 2003. f Year other
than that specified or estimate. g 2007. h Rate based on 30 or fewer deaths. i Luqa.
122
Marshall Islands
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Majuro (27)
a
c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 5 9 bd
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) gh 3.0/3.0
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) i 105.0 j
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) k 69/66 j
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) kl 37.0 j
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) k 5.7 j
m
m
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) m 56/44
a Majuro. b 2005. c Air arrivals. d Air and sea arrivals. e Estimated. f Refers to
2000-2005. g Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system. h De
facto estimate. i De facto population count. j 1999. k Published by the Secretariat of
the Pacific Community. l Infant mortality rate using the Life Table Method. m UNESCO
estimate.
123
Martinique
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Fort-de-France (91)
Currency Euro (EUR)
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) e 1 562
Precipitation (millimetres) f 2 030
f
a Market rate. b June of each year. c 2005. d 2007. e UNSD estimates. f Le Lamentin.
124
Mauritania
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nouakchott (637)
Currency Ouguiya (MRO)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 252.30 270.61 b
c
(million US$) (% of exports) b (% of imports)
Exports 556.4 b France 18 ...
Imports 1 073.3 Italy 16 ...
Germany 15 ...
a Market rate. b 2005. c UNSD estimates. d 2007.
125
Mauritius
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Port Louis (146)
Currency Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
United Nations membership date 24 April 1968
b
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 9.6 c
Exports 2 173.8 UK 32 France 14
Imports 3 643.3 France 15 India 14
Untd Arab Em 11 China 9
a
a
f
a Includes Agalega, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon. b Market rate. c 2005. d Year other
than that specified or estimate. e 2007. f Partial estimate.
126
Mexico
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Mexico City (19 411)
Currency Mexican Peso (MXN)
a
b
c d
e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) e 17.6 15.1 f
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) g 20 641 21 915 f
Imports 256 085.9 Canada 2 China 10
Spain 1 Japan 6
a Principal rate. b Including construction. c 12 years and over. d 2001. e Second quarter.
f 2005. g Including nationals residing abroad. h Year other than that specified or esti-
mate. i 2007.
127
Micronesia, Federated States of
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Palikir (7)
a
b
f
a Official rate. b Arrivals in the States of Kosrae, Chuuk, Phnpei and Yap. c 2005. d
Estimated. e 2007. f UNESCO estimate.
128
Moldova
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Chisinau (598)
Currency Leu (MDL)
a
Exports 1 051.6 Russian Fed. 17 Ukraine 19
Imports 2 693.2 Romania 15 Russian Fed. 15
Ukraine 12 Romania 13
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) 1.4 e
a Official rate. b 2005. c Tourists who enjoyed the services of the economic agents
officially registered under tourism activity and accommodation (excluding the left side
of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender). d 2007. e 2000-2005. f National
estimate.
129
Monaco
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Monaco (35)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
a Market rate. b 2005. c Estimated. d Compiled by the United Nations Demographic
Yearbook system. e De jure population count. f 2007.
130
Mongolia
Region Eastern Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Ulaanbaatar (863)
Currency Tugrik (MNT)
a
def
g
Employment in agricultural sector (%) g 48.6 39.9 c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) h 137 338 c
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 11.5 27.0 i
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 1.3 10.1 j
Exports 1 542.3 China 68 Russian Fed. 37
Imports 1 485.6 Canada 11 China 27
USA 8 Japan 7
Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) 1.2 k
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 99.6
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) m 19.1
a Market rate. b Ulaanbaatar. c 2005. d Dec. of each year. e 16 years and over. f Official
estimates. g December. h Excluding diplomats and foreign residents. i Estimated. j Year
other than that specified or estimate. k Refers to 2000-2005. l 2007. m World Associ-
ation of Newspapers.
131
Montenegro
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Podgorica (169) a
Currency Euro (EUR)
United Nations membership date 28 June 2006
b
c
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) d 12.6 c ...
c
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) c 69.3 69.6
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) ... 11.2
Foreign born (%) c 4.9
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) c 3.3
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) cf 92/91
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) c 54/46
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) c 2.3
a City proper, 2003 census (2004 UN Demographic Yearbook). b Market rate. c Refers
to Serbia and Montenegro. d Oct. of each year. e 2007. f National estimate.
132
Morocco
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Casablanca (3 138)
Currency Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
b
c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 20.0 19.5 de
Exports 12 530.6 France 28 France 16
Imports 23 298.5 Spain 21 Spain 12
UK 6 Saudi Arabia 7
a Includes Western Sahara. b Official rate. c Derived by the UNSD from component
national indices. d Includes hotels and restaurants. e 2005. f Including nationals re-
siding abroad. g 2003. h 2007. i UNESCO estimate. j World Association of Newspapers.
133
Mozambique
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Maputo (1 320)
Currency (new) Metical (MZN) a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) ... 578 d
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 777 3 270 d
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) ... 7.6 e
Exports 2 381.1 Netherlands 60 South Africa 37
Imports 2 869.3 South Africa 14 Netherlands 16
Zimbabwe 3 India 5
a Beginning 1 July 2006, 1 new Metical (MZN) = 1000 old Metical (MZM). b Principal
rate. c Maputo. d 2005. e 2004. f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2007.
134
Myanmar
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Yangon (4 107)
Currency Kyat (MMK)
a
g
a Official rate. b 2005. c Including tourist arrivals through border entry points to Yangon.
d 2004. e Estimated. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate.
135
Namibia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Windhoek (289)
Currency Namibian Dollar (NAD)
a
c
Exports 3 374.6 UK 26 South Africa 82
Imports 2 797.0 South Africa 25 China 3
Italy 7 Germany 2
a Official rate. b Index base 2002=100. c 15 to 69 years. d 2005. e Estimated. f Year
other than that specified or estimate. g 2007.
136
Nauru
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nauru (14)
a
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 26.1 30.0 bc
d
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) 58/53 e
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) d 4.0 f
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) g 3 524
a Official rate. b Estimated. c 2005. d Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Com-
munity. e 2002. f 1997-2002. g UNSD estimates.
137
Nepal
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kathmandu (815)
Currency Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
a
b
b
f f
Exports 652.7 India 52 India 53
China 3 Singapore 6
a Official rate. b 2001. c Including arrivals from India. d 2005. e 2002. f 2003. g 2007.
h UNESCO estimate.
138
Netherlands
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Amsterdam (1 147)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
b
c
Imports 331 496.2 Belgium 12 Belgium 10
UK 9 USA 9
g
days. c Questionnaire revised. d 2005. e Estimated. f 2007. g Age group 18-42. h 1993.
i World Association of Newspapers.
139
Netherlands Antilles
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Willemstad (125)
Currency N.A. Guilder (ANG)
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) cd 14.2 15.1 e
c
Employment in agricultural sector (%) c 1.1 0.9 e
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 50.8 ...
(million US$) f (% of exports) f (% of imports) f
Exports 1 699.2 USA 22 Venezuela 60
Imports 2 268.5 Venezuela 10 USA 13
Bahamas 8 Netherlands 8
h
a Official rate. b 2005. c Curaao. d Oct. of each year. e 2003. f 2002. g 2007. h UNESCO
estimate.
140
New Caledonia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nouma (149)
Currency CFP Franc (XPF)
b
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) e 404.6 456.9 d
China 11 Australia 9
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 3 537 h
a Refers to the United Nations Operational Rates of Exchange. b Nouma. c Including
nationals residing abroad. d 2005. e Passenger cars only. f Estimated. g 2007. h UNSD
estimates.
141
New Zealand
Region Oceania
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Auckland (1 148)
a
b
Exports 22 409.2 Australia 20 Australia 20
Japan 10 USA 12
f
i
a Market rate. b Annualized average of four quarters ending 31 March of the year
stated. c 2005. d Estimated. e 2007. f Age group 20-49. g 1995. h World Association
of Newspapers. i Includes Campbell and Kermadec Islands; also includes Antipodes,
Auckland, Bounty, Snares, Solander and Three Kess island, all of which are uninhabited.
142
Nicaragua
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Managua (1 165)
Currency Cordoba Oro (NIO)
a
f
Employment in industrial sector (%) 19.6 18.4 g
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 32.1 f 29.0 g
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 486 712 h
Imports 2 740.7 Mexico 6 Mexico 15
Canada 6 China 8
k
k
a Principal rate. b Index base 1999=100. c Official estimates. d Persons aged 10 years
and over. e 2002. f November. g 2003. h 2005. i 2001. j 2007. k UNESCO estimate.
143
Niger
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Niamey (850)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) cd 100 114
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) < 1.0 e
b b
Exports 347.7 France 31 France 16
Imports 735.6 Switzerland 19 Cte d'Ivoire 9
Nigeria 14 Nigeria 5
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) <
a Official rate. b 2005. c Excludes rent. d Niamey. e 2004. f Estimated. g 2007.
144
Nigeria
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Lagos (10 886)
Currency Naira (NGN)
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 7 429 24 202 b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 813 1 010 b
d d
Imports 14 892.5 India 10 UK 10
Brazil 7 Germany 7
f
a Principal rate. b 2005. c Rural and urban areas. d 2003. e 2007. f Age group 20-43. g
1991.
145
Niue
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Alofi (1)
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) b 2 3c
Population aged 0-14 years (%) ef 33.0 g
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) ef 15.0/11.0 g
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) h 100.0
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) h 71/70 i
h
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) 29.0 i
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) h 3.0 j
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) k 95/90
l
a Market rate. b Air arrivals; including Niueans residing usually in New Zealand. c
2005. d Refers to 2000-2005. e Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook
system. f De facto population count. g 1997. h Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community. i 2001. j 1997-2001. k National estimate. l UNSD estimates.
146
Northern Mariana Islands
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Saipan (75)
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) b ... 4.6 c
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 34.7 ...
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) i 78/73 j
i
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) 1.6 j
a Saipan. b 16 years and over. c 2003. d Air arrivals. e 2005. f Refers to 2000-2005. g
Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system. h De facto population
count. i Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. j 2000.
147
Norway
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Oslo (802)
Currency Norwegian Krone (NOK)
b
c
de
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 4.1 3.3 f
a
a a
Exports 121 623.6 UK 26 Sweden 15
Imports 64 182.8 Germany 12 Germany 13
Netherlands 10 Denmark 7
a
Population aged 0-14 years (%) a 19.0 g
a
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) a 98.7 g
a
a Includes Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands. b Refers to the United Nations Operational
Rates of Exchange. c Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of
working days. d 16 years and over. e Employment office records. f 2005. g 2007. h
1988/89.
148
Occupied Palestinian Territory
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Gaza (479) a
Currency New Shekel (ILS)
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 1 047 1 107 c
f
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 105 h
a Includes Ash Shati Camp. b Market rate. c 2005. d 2004. e 2007. f UNESCO estimate.
g World Association of Newspapers. h UNSD estimates.
149
Oman
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Muscat (565)
Currency Rial Omani (OMR)
a
c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 11.2
d
e f
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 829 1 195 g
Exports 19 821.0 ... Untd Arab Em 26
Imports 10 897.8 ... Japan 17
... India 5
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) k 125.9 j
d
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 9/91 j
a Official rate. b Muscat. c Omanis nationals only. d Country nationals only. e Inbound
Tourism Survey. f 2001. g 2004. h 2005. i 2003. j 2007. k Includes guest workers. l 1995.
150
Pakistan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Karachi (11 608)
Currency Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
a
b
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 172 c
de
e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) e 48.4 43.0 c
Exports 16 932.9 USA 26 Untd Arab Em 11
Imports 29 825.8 Untd Arab Em 7 Saudi Arabia 10
Afghanistan 6 China 10
a Market rate. b Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. c 2005. d 10
years and over. e July. f 2007.
151
Palau
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Koror (14)
a
c
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) g 75/67 h
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) g 18.0 h
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) g 2.5 i
j
j
c
a Air arrivals (Palau International Airport). b 2005. c UNSD estimates. d Refers to
2000-2005. e Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook system. f De
facto population count. g Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. h 2001.
i 2000. j UNESCO estimate. k National estimate.
152
Panama
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Panama City (1 216)
Currency Balboa (PAB)
a
Consumer price index (2000=100) bc ... 106
de
f
h
Employment in agricultural sector (%) h 17.0 15.7 g
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 484 702 g
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 294 320 g
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 29.6 67.0 i
Imports 4 828.2 Spain 8 Neth.Antilles 10
Netherlands 6 Costa Rica 5
k
a Official rate. b Index base 2003=100. c Urban areas. d Annualized average of 12
months beginning 1 July of the year stated. e Derived by the UNSD from component
national indices. f August of each year. g 2005. h August. i Estimated. j 2007. k UNESCO
estimate.
153
Papua New Guinea
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Port Moresby (289)
Currency Kina (PGK)
a
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) cde 2.8 ...
Employment in industrial sector (%) 3.6 e ...
e
g
Exports 2 260.2 ... Australia 56
Imports 1 302.4 ... USA 9
... Singapore 7
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) l 229
a Official rate. b 2005. c 10 years and over. d Population census. e July. f Estimated. g
2003. h 2007. i 1996. j UNESCO estimate. k World Association of Newspapers. l UNSD
estimates.
154
Paraguay
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Asuncin (1 858)
Currency Guarani (PYG)
a
cd
f g
Employment in industrial sector (%) 17.4 15.8 ehi
Employment in agricultural sector (%) f 30.8 g 31.5 ehi
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) j 289 k 341 l
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 4 600 4 403 l
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 88.3 71.8 l
Exports 1 906.4 Uruguay 22 China 25
Imports 5 878.8 Brazil 17 Brazil 19
Russian Fed. 12 Argentina 13
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 35.0 m
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 8.0/7.0 m
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 102.1 m
n
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) o 57/43
a Market rate. b Asuncin. c Year beginning in September of year indicated. d 10 years
and over. e 2003. f Derived from micro-sources. g Year beginning in September of the
year indicated. h Excludes the departments of Boquern and Alto Paraguay. i August
to November. j Excluding nationals residing abroad and crew members. E/D cards in
the"Silvio Petirossi" airport and passenger counts at the national border crossings -
National Police and SENATUR. k Inbound and outbound tourism survey - Central Bank
of Paraguay. l 2005. m 2007. n Age group 15-44. o UNESCO estimate.
155
Peru
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Lima (7 186)
Currency Nuevo Sol (PEN)
a
c d
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 7.4 11.4 ef
g h
Employment in industrial sector (%) 18.8 23.8 fij
Employment in agricultural sector (%) g 6.8 h 0.7 fij
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 800 1 486 jk
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 7 485 8 746 j
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 45.3 54.9 l
Imports 15 311.6 China 10 Brazil 10
Switzerland 7 China 10
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 31.0 m
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 9.0/8.0 m
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 100.3 m
n
a Market rate. b Metropolitan areas. c 14 years and over. d Household survey. Met-
ropolitan areas, third quarter. e Sept. 2005. f Metropolitan Lima. g Excludes conscripts.
h Urban areas. i September. j 2005. k From 2002, new estimated series including tourists
with identity document other than a passport. l 2003. m 2007. n UNESCO estimate.
156
Philippines
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Metro Manila (10 686)
Currency Philippine Peso (PHP)
a
b
b c
Imports 54 078.0 Japan 17 Japan 14
Netherlands 10 Singapore 8
a Market rate. b October. c Including members of the armed forces living in private
households. d 2005. e Including nationals residing abroad. f Year other than that speci-
fied or estimate. g 2007.
157
Poland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Warsaw (1 680)
Currency Zloty (PLN)
a
b
Imports 125 645.3 Italy 7 Russian Fed. 10
France 6 Italy 7
f
a Official rate. b Excludes regular military living in barracks and conscripts. c 2005. d
2004. e 2007. f Age group 20-49. g 1991.
158
Portugal
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Lisbon (2 761)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) e 12 097 ...
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 1 029 599 d
Exports 43 358.4 Spain 26 Spain 29
France 12 France 8
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) h 1.6
a Market rate. b Excluding rent. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e Including arrivals from
abroad to insular possessions of Madeira and the Azores. Excluding nationals residing
abroad. Due to a change in the methodology, data are not available from 2005. f 2003.
g 2007. h Includes the Azores and Madeira Islands.
159
Puerto Rico
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) San Juan (2 605)
ab
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 169 i
a Excludes persons temporarily laid off. b 16 years and over. c 2005. d Air arrivals.
Fiscal year July to June. Source:"Junta de Planificacin de Puerto Rico". e Estimated.
f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2007. h 1995/96. i UNSD estimates.
160
Qatar
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Doha (357)
Currency Qatari Rial (QAR)
a
b
Consumer price index (2000=100) ... 119 c
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 3.9 d ...
Employment in industrial sector (%) e 38.2 f 41.0 g
e f
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 2.3 2.7 g
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) h 378 913 c
Exports 34 051.3 Japan 41 Japan 12
Imports 16 440.1 Korea Rep. 14 USA 10
Singapore 9 Germany 9
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) j 203.1 i
k
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) m 1.6
a Official rate. b Index base 2002=100. c 2005. d March 2001. e March. f 2001. g 2004.
h Arrivals in hotels only. i 2007. j Includes guest workers. k Country nationals only. l
1998. m UNESCO estimate.
161
Runion
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Saint-Denis (137)
Currency Euro (EUR)
f
a Market rate. b Second quarter of each year. c 2005. d UNSD estimates. e 2007. f Age
group 20-44. g 1997.
162
Romania
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bucharest (1 934)
Currency Leu (RON)
a
c
Exports 32 336.0 Italy 18 Germany 15
Imports 51 106.0 Germany 16 Italy 15
Turkey 8 Russian Fed. 8
f
a Principal rate. b Annual average is weighted mean of monthly data. c Monthly indices
are adjusted for differences in the number of working days. d 2005. e 2007. f Age group
15-44.
163
Russian Federation
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Moscow (10 654)
Currency Russian Ruble (RUB)
a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) ... 19 940 c
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 968 159 1 185 396 c
Exports 301 550.7 Netherlands 12 Germany 13
Imports 137 727.9 Italy 8 China 9
Germany 8 Ukraine 7
f
h
a Official rate. b 15 to 72 years. c 2005. d Estimated. e 2007. f Age group 15-44. g 1996.
h UNESCO estimate.
164
Rwanda
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kigali (779)
Currency Rwanda Franc (RWF)
a
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) c 14 15 d
e e
Exports 50.4 Kenya 41 Kenya 28
Imports 261.2 Uganda 27 Belgium 12
Tanzania 8 Uganda 8
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) c 22
a Official rate. b Kigali. c UNSD estimates. d 2005. e 2003. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate.
165
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Basseterre (13)
a
Imports 249.5 UK 2 Trinidad Tbg 12
Trinidad Tbg 2 UK 5
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) j 101.2
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) m 1 159
a Official rate. b 2005. c Air arrivals. d 2004. e Estimated. f Year other than that specified
or estimate. g Refers to 2000-2005. h Compiled by the United Nations Demographic
Yearbook system. i De facto estimate. j De facto population count. k 1998. l Partial
estimate. m UNSD estimates.
166
Saint Lucia
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Castries (13)
a
Imports 592.3 Trinidad Tbg 23 Trinidad Tbg 17
USA 9 UK 7
j
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 757 l
Precipitation (millimetres) m 1 399
Average minimum and maximum temperatures (Celsius) m 24.5/30.0
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2004. d 2003. e Excluding nationals residing abroad. f 2002.
g Estimated. h Year other than that specified or estimate. i 2007. j Age group 15-44. k
1988. l UNSD estimates. m Vieux-Fort.
167
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kingstown (26)
a
d
d
Imports 271.3 Trinidad Tbg 15 Trinidad Tbg 26
Barbados 14 UK 7
h
a Official rate. b 2005. c St. Vincent. d 2001. e Air arrivals. f Year other than that
specified or estimate. g 2007. h Age group 15-44. i 1988. j UNSD estimates.
168
Samoa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Apia (41)
Currency Tala (WST)
a
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) ... 51
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) e 3 3d
d d
Exports 87.2 Australia 74 New Zealand 31
Imports 238.6 Amer Samoa 23 Australia 22
... USA 13
h
e
a Official rate. b Excludes rent. c 2004.":"Series linked to former series. d 2005. e UNSD
estimates. f Estimated. g 2007. h UNESCO estimate.
169
San Marino
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) San Marino (4)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
b
Consumer price index (2000=100) ... 105
d f
Employment in agricultural sector (%) d 0.5 f 0.4 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) g 43 50 h
Population aged 0-14 years (%) ij 15.0
ij
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) 1.3 l
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants)
a Market rate. b Series (base 2003=100) replacing former series. c Official estimates.
d December. e 2004. f 2001. g Including Italian tourists. h 2005. i Compiled by the
United Nations Demographic Yearbook system. j De facto estimate. k 2000. l 2003.
170
Sao Tome and Principe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) So Tom (57)
Currency Dobra (STD)
a
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) d 1 1c
Exports 3.9 Portugal 33 Portugal 65
Imports 71.1 Netherlands 26 Angola 20
Belgium 15 Belgium 4
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) f 3.9
a Official rate. b 2003. c 2005. d UNSD estimates. e 2007. f Compiled by the United
Nations Demographic Yearbook system.
171
Saudi Arabia
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Riyadh (4 193)
Currency Saudi Riyal (SAR)
a
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) e 386.9 431.6 f
Exports 216 886.5 ... USA 14
Imports 69 800.2 ... China 9
... Germany 8
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) h 122.5 g
a Official rate. b All cities. c 2002. d 2005. e Passenger cars only. f 2004. g 2007. h
Includes guest workers. i 1996.
172
Senegal
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dakar (2 159)
a
Exports 1 491.6 Mali 20 France 24
Imports 3 671.0 France 8 UK 6
Gambia 6 China 4
a Official rate. b 2004. c Dakar. d 2005. e 2007.
173
Serbia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Belgrade (1 106)
Currency Dinar (RSD)
b
c
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) d 12.6 c 20.8 e
c
Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) c 69.3 69.6
c
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) c 10 596 10 524 e
Imports 13 172.3 Bosnia/Herzeg 12 Germany 9
Germany 10 Italy 8
c
c
Foreign born (%) c 4.9
c
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) cg 92/91
c
Intentional homicides (per 100 000 inhabitants) c 2.3
c
a Excludes Kosovo. b Official rate. c Refers to Serbia and Montenegro. d Oct. of each
year. e 2005. f 2007. g National estimate.
174
Seychelles
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Victoria (25)
Currency Seychelles Ruppe (SCR)
a
Exports 379.9 Saudi Arabia 42 Saudi Arabia 26
Imports 757.4 UK 24 Singapore 11
France 15 France 8
de
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) 2.0 f
g
h
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) 2 368 j
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2003. d Compiled by the United Nations Demographic Yearbook
system. e De facto estimate. f 2001. g UNESCO estimate. h National estimate. i 2007.
j UNSD estimates.
175
Sierra Leone
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Freetown (799)
Currency Leone (SLL)
a
cd
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 2.8 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 16 40 g
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) ... 2.8 g
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 0.1 0.2 i
(million US$) j (% of exports) (% of imports) j
Exports 41.4 ... Cte d'Ivoire 37
Imports 352.0 ... Canada 7
... Netherlands 6
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) l 6.5
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) m 4.6
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) n 45/64
m
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 13/87 k
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) o 40
a Market rate. b Freetown. c Population census. The data refer to the usually active
population. d December. e 2004. f Air arrivals. g 2005. h Estimated. i Year other than
that specified or estimate. j 2002. k 2007. l Compiled by the United Nations Demo-
graphic Yearbook system. m UNESCO estimate. n Partial estimate. o UNSD estimates.
176
Singapore
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Singapore (4 326)
Currency Singaporean Dollar (SGD)
a
b
cd e
d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) d g
Exports 271 800.9 Malaysia 13 Malaysia 13
Imports 238 704.2 USA 10 USA 13
China, HK SAR 10 China 11
i
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) 81/85 k
a Market rate. b Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. c Permanent
residents aged 15 years and over. d June. e 2001. f 2004. g 2005. h 2007. i Age group
15-44. j 1997. k 1991. l World Association of Newspapers.
177
Slovakia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bratislava (424)
Currency Slovak Koruna (SKK)
United Nations membership date 19 January 1993
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) c 100 142
d
e
Imports 44 383.2 Czech Republic 14 Czech Republic 12
Italy 7 Russian Fed. 11
hi
a Official rate. b 2003. c Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of
working days. d Excludes persons on child-care leave. e Excludes persons on child-care
leave and conscripts. f 2005. g 2007. h Age group 15-44. i All sexually active women.
j 1991.
178
Slovenia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Ljubljana (263)
Currency Slovenian tolar (SIT) a
b
d
Croatia 9 Austria 12
g
a Beginning 1 January 2007 the tolar was replaced by the euro (1 Euro=239.64 tolar).
b Official rate. c Urban areas. d Second quarter. e 2005. f 2007. g Age group 15-44. h
1994/95. i World Association of Newspapers.
179
Solomon Islands
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Honiara (61)
Currency S.I. Dollar (SBD)
a
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) ... 9 cd
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) g 3.3 h
k
a Official rate. b Honiara. c Without 1st quarter. d 2005. e Estimated. f 2007. g UNESCO
estimate. h 1999. i World Association of Newspapers. j UNSD estimates. k Auki.
180
Somalia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Mogadishu (1 320)
Currency Somali Shilling (SOS)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 10 280.00 14 406.00 b
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 44.0 c
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 4.0/4.0 c
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 98.5 c
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 8d
a Refers to the United Nations Operational Rates of Exchange. b August 2006. c 2007.
d 1999.
181
South Africa
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Johannesburg (3 254)
Currency Rand (ZAR)
a
b
c
de
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) g 5 872 7 369 h
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) i 128 212 135 101 h
Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) 29.2 81.6 j
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) 5.3 10.8 k
Exports 53 169.9 Japan 12 Germany 13
UK 9 USA 8
i
a Principal rate. b Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. c 15 to 65
years. d Includes hotels and restaurants. e September. f 2003. g Excluding arrivals by
work and contract workers. h 2005. i Southern Africa Customs Union: Botswana, Le-
sotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. j Estimated. k Year other than that
specified or estimate. l 2007.
182
Spain
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Madrid (5 608)
Currency Euro (EUR)
a
c
d
Exports 214 061.2 France 19 Germany 14
Imports 329 975.8 Germany 11 France 13
Portugal 9 Italy 8
i
a Market rate. b Series (base 2001=100) replacing former series. c 16 years and over.
d Excludes conscripts. e 2005. f 2007. g 1999. h World Association of Newspapers. i
Includes the Balearic and Canary Islands, and Alhucemas, Ceuta, Chafarinas, Melilla
and Penon de Vlez de la Gomera.
183
Sri Lanka
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Colombo (652)
Currency Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)
a
c
d
d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) f 400 549 g
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 275 297 g
g g
Exports 6 159.9 USA 32 India 17
Imports 8 307.1 UK 13 Singapore 9
India 9 China, HK SAR 8
a Market rate. b Colombo. c 10 years and over. d 2001. e 2004. f Excluding nationals
residing abroad. g 2005. h 2007. i 1991. j UNESCO estimate. k World Association of
Newspapers.
184
Sudan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Khartoum (4 518)
Currency (new) Sudanese Pound (SDG) a
b
Exports 5 478.7 China 79 China 19
Imports 8 844.5 Japan 5 Saudi Arabia 9
Untd Arab Em 5 Japan 8
Contraceptive use (ages 15-49, % of currently married women) 7f
a Prior to 1 July 2007, dinar (SDD). Conversion rate: 1 SDG =100 SDD. b Principal rate.
c Including nationals residing abroad. d 2005. e 2007. f 1999. g 1991. h UNESCO
estimate.
185
Suriname
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Paramaribo (268)
Currency Surinamese Dollar (SRD)
b
Consumer price index (2000=100) ... 171 c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 58 d 160 c
(million US$) (% of exports) g (% of imports) c
Exports 306.2 g Norway 29 USA 30
Imports 1 122.4 c USA 21 Trinidad Tbg 19
France 14 Netherlands 18
a Market rate. b Index base 2001=100, Paramaribo. c 2005. d Arrivals at Zanderij airport.
e 2004. f Year other than that specified or estimate. g 2001. h 2007. i 1991.
186
Swaziland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Manzini (104)
Currency Lilangeni (SZL)
a
Exports 1 569.8 South Africa 75 South Africa 88
Mozambique 5 China, HK SAR 1
e
a Official rate. b 2005. c Year other than that specified or estimate. d 2007. e Prevalence
of modern methods of contraception. f Partial estimate.
187
Sweden
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Stockholm (1 708)
Currency Swedish Krona (SEK)
a
b
c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2 746 ef ...
Imports 127 100.9 USA 9 Denmark 10
Norway 9 Norway 9
a Official rate. b 16 to 64 years. c Excludes conscripts. d 2005. e Arrivals of non-resident
tourists in all types of accommodation establishments. f Excluding camping. g 2007. h
World Association of Newspapers.
188
Switzerland
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Zurich (1 144)
Currency Swiss Franc (CHF)
a
b
c
de
Employment in agricultural sector (%) de 4.7 3.9 f
g
g g
Imports 141 399.5 USA 11 Italy 11
Italy 9 France 10
ij
g
a Official rate. b Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number of working
days. c Employment office records. d Second quarter. e Excludes seasonal and border
workers. f 2005. g Includes Liechtenstein. h 2007. i Age group 20-49. j Includes some
cases of sterilization for non-contraceptive reasons. k 1994/95. l World Association of
Newspapers.
189
Syrian Arab Republic
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Aleppo (2 520)
Currency Syrian Pound (SYP)
a
c
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 11.2 10.3 de
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 416 fg 3 368 h
Imports 11 488.3 France 9 China 7
Saudi Arabia 9 Ukraine 5
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 3.9 j
a Principal rate. b Damascus. c 2001. d Unemployment survey, March-April 2003. e
2003. f Excludes private accommodation. g Arrivals of non-resident tourists in all types
of accommodation establishments. h 2005. i 2007. j 1991.
190
Tajikistan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dushanbe (549)
Currency Somoni (TJS) a
b
c
Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) < 0.3 f
a Prior to November 2000, Ruble. b Official rate. c 2002. d 2005. e Estimated. f Year
other than that specified or estimate. g 2007.
191
Thailand
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Bangkok (6 594)
Currency Baht (THB)
a
b
c d
c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 19.0 20.2
Employment in agricultural sector (%) c 48.8 42.6 e
Imports 128 584.5 Japan 13 China 11
China 9 USA 7
a Official rate. b Manufacturing. c Third quarter. d 13 years and over. e 2005. f Including
nationals residing abroad. g 2007.
192
The Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Skopje (475)
Currency Denar (MKD)
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) 30.5 b 37.3 c
de
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 23.9 de 19.5 c
Exports 2 400.7 Serbia 23 Russian Fed. 15
Greece 15 Greece 9
a Market rate. b 2001. c 2005. d April. e 2002. f 2007.
193
Timor-Leste
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dili (156)
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 7 394 a
a a
Exports 43.5 Australia 54 Indonesia 47
Imports 101.6 USA 24 Singapore 15
Germany 4 Australia 14
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 45.0 b
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 5.0/4.0 b
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 103.0 b
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) c 53/47
Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) 28/72 b
a 2005. b 2007. c National estimate. d UNSD estimates.
194
Togo
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Lom (1 337)
a
b b
Exports 359.9 Ghana 20 France 18
Imports 592.6 Burkina Faso 18 China 13
Benin 12 Cte d'Ivoire 6
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) e 17/83
a Official rate. b 2005. c Lom. d 2007. e UNESCO estimate.
195
Tonga
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Nuku'alofa (25)
Currency Pa'anga (TOP)
a
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 5.2 c
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) h 3.8
i
i
a Official rate. b Excluding rent. c 2003. d Air arrivals. e 2005. f Estimated. g 2007. h
Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. i UNESCO estimate. j UNSD
estimates.
196
Trinidad and Tobago
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Port of Spain (52)
Currency T.T. Dollar (TTD)
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 164 b
Imports 6 477.7 Jamaica 6 Brazil 14
Spain 5 Congo 6
f
f
a Official rate. b 2005. c Air arrivals. d Year other than that specified or estimate. e
2007. f UNESCO estimate.
197
Tunisia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tunis (734)
Currency Tunisian Dinar (TND)
a
b
c c
(million US$) (% of exports) (% of imports) c
Germany 8 Germany 8
a Market rate. b Figures revised on the basis of the 2004 census. c 2005. d Excluding
nationals residing abroad. e 2001. f 2007.
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Turkey
Region Western Asia/Southern Europe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Istanbul (9 712)
Currency Turkish Lira (new) (TRY) a
b
c
d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 36.0 d 29.5 e
Imports 138 580.8 UK 8 Germany 11
Italy 8 China 7
a Beginning January 2005, 1 new Turkish Lira (TRY)=1 million old Turkish lira (TRL). b
Market rate. c Non-institutional civilian population. d Estimates based on 2000 census
results. e 2005. f 2007. g UNESCO estimate.
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Turkmenistan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Ashgabat (711)
Currency Turkmen Manat (TMM)
a
Exchange rate (national currency per US$) 5 200.00 ...
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 5b 12 c
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 3.9 f
a Official rate. b 2001. c 2005. d Estimated. e 2007. f 1991. g World Association of
Newspapers.
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Tuvalu
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Funafuti (5)
a
b
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 6.5 d
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 1c
Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) h 65/62 d
Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 births) h 34.0 d
Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) h 3.7 i
j
a Official rate. b Funafuti. c 2005. d 2002. e Estimated. f Year other than that specified
or estimate. g Refers to 2000-2005. h Published by the Secretariat of the Pacific Com-
munity. i 2000-2003. j National estimate.
201
Uganda
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kampala (1 319)
Currency Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
a
c
d
Unemployment (percentage of labour force) ... 3.2 e
Employment in industrial sector (%) 7.6 efg
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ... 69.1 efg
Exports 962.2 Untd Arab Em 19 Kenya 16
Imports 2 557.3 Sudan 10 Untd Arab Em 13
Kenya 9 India 8
j
a Principal rate. b Series linked to former series. c Manufacturing. d 10 years and over.
e 2003. f Excludes Pader and some parts of Kitgum and Gulu districts. g May of the
preceding year to April of the current year. h 2005. i 2007. j UNESCO estimate. k Partial
estimate.
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Ukraine
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Kiev (2 672)
Currency Hryvnia (UAH)
a
b
d
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 23.4 d 19.4 c
Turkey 6 Turkmenistan 8
g
i
a Official rate. b 15-70 years. c 2005. d Excludes self-employed workers. e 2004. f 2007.
g Age group 15-44. h 1999. i National estimate.
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United Arab Emirates
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dubai (1 330)
Currency UAE Dirham (AED)
a
b
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) c 3 907 ...
(million US$) d (% of exports) (% of imports) d
Exports 115 453.0 ... India 11
Imports 80 814.0 ... China 9
... USA 6
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) f 209.7 e
g
a Official rate. b Official estimates. c Arrivals in hotels only. Including domestic tourism
and nationals residing abroad. d 2005. e 2007. f Includes guest workers. g Country
nationals only. h 1995. i UNESCO estimate.
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United Kingdom
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) London (8 505)
Currency Pound Sterling (GBP)
a
b
c
e
Exports 444 439.2 USA 13 Germany 12
Imports 606 428.3 France 12 USA 8
Germany 11 France 7
gh
days. c 16 years and over. d 2005. e March to May. f 2007. g Age group 16-49. h Excludes
Northern Ireland. i World Association of Newspapers.
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United Republic of Tanzania
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Dar es Salaam (2 676)
Currency Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
GNI (per capita current US$) a 273.2 332.1
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) a 17.0 22.0
b
c
Industrial production index (2000=100) 100 157 d
e f
Employment in industrial sector (%) 2.6 afg ...
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 82.1 afg ...
Exports 1 689.9 Switzerland 22 South Africa 12
Imports 4 439.5 South Africa 14 Untd Arab Em 11
China 9 Bahrain 9
i
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 2.2 j
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (w and m per 100) i 40/40 j
a Tanzania mainland excluding Zanzibar. b Official rate. c Manufacturing. d 2005. e 10
years and over. f 2001. g March. h 2007. i UNESCO estimate. j 1999.
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United States of America
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) New York-Newark (18 718)
a
Industrial production index (2000=100) b 100 107
c
d
Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) 1 407 633 1 372 931 e
(million US$) i (% of exports) i (% of imports) i
Exports 1 037 029.0 Canada 22 Canada 16
Imports 1 918 997.0 Mexico 13 China 16
Japan 6 Mexico 10
k
Threatened species 1 179
m
a All urban consumers. b Monthly indices are adjusted for differences in the number
of working days. c 16 years and over. d Estimates based on 1990 census. e 2005. f
Including Mexicans staying one or more nights in the US. g 2003. h Year other than
that specified or estimate. i Includes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. j 2007. k Age
group 15-44. l World Association of Newspapers. m Includes American Samoa, Guam,
Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.
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Uruguay
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Montevideo (1 264)
Currency Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
a
c
d e
ef
Employment in industrial sector (%) 24.7 21.9 gh
Employment in agricultural sector (%) ef 4.1 4.6 hi
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 968 1 808 h
Exports 3 952.3 Brazil 15 Argentina 23
Imports 4 774.9 USA 14 Brazil 23
Argentina 8 Venezuela 13
k
a Market rate. b Montevideo. c Manufacturing. d 14 years and over. e Urban areas. f
Excludes conscripts. g Includes hotels and restaurants. h 2005. i Agriculture includes
mining and quarrying. j 2007. k UNESCO estimate.
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US Virgin Islands
Region Caribbean
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Charlotte Amalie (52)
a 2005. b Estimated. c Year other than that specified or estimate. d 2007.
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Uzbekistan
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Tashkent (2 181)
Currency Uzbek Sum (UZS)
a
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) 9.4 e
a Refers to the United Nations Operational Rates of Exchange. b 2005. c Estimated. d
2007. e 1991. f Partial estimate. g UNESCO estimate.
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Vanuatu
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Port Vila (36)
Currency Vatu (VUV)
a
f
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) h 137
a Official rate. b 2005. c Estimated. d Year other than that specified or estimate. e
2007. f UNESCO estimate. g World Association of Newspapers. h UNSD estimates.
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Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Caracas (2 913)
Currency Bolivar (VEB)
a
c
Employment in industrial sector (%) 22.3 19.8 defg
Employment in agricultural sector (%) 10.2 10.7 defg
Exports 61 385.2 USA 49 ...
Imports 30 559.0 Neth.Antilles 6 ...
Spain 3 ...
Third-level students (women and men, % of total) l 51/49
Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) m 93.2
a Official rate. b Metropolitan areas. c Manufacturing, excluding petroleum refineries.
d Excludes the indigenous population and contributing family workers working less
than 15 hours per week. e Second semester. f 2003. g Derived from micro-sources. h
2005. i 2007. j 1998. k 1991. l UNESCO estimate. m World Association of Newspapers.
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Viet Nam
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Ho Chi Minh City (5 065)
Currency Dong (VND)
a
d
e
Employment in agricultural sector (%) e 65.3 57.9 c
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 383 3 468 b
Motor vehicles in use (per 1 000 inhabitants) 0.9 f 2.5 c
b b
China 10 Japan 11
Foreign born (%)
a Market rate. b 2005. c 2004. d July of each year. e July. f Commercial vehicles only.
g Estimated. h 2007. i 1991.
213
Western Sahara
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) El Aain (185)
Population aged 0-14 years (%) 30.0 a
Population aged 60+ years (women and men, % of total) 3.0/4.0 a
Sex ratio (men per 100 women) 112.7 a
Energy consumption per capita (kilograms oil equivalent) b 290
a 2007. b UNSD estimates.
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Yemen
Region Western Asia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Sana'a (1 801)
Currency Yemini Rial (YER)
a
Exports 6 264.0 India 25 Untd Arab Em 21
Imports 4 935.1 China 23 Saudi Arabia 10
Thailand 14 Switzerland 8
a Official rate. b 2005. c 2001. d Estimated. e 2007. f UNESCO estimate.
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Zambia
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Lusaka (1 260)
Currency Kwacha (ZMK)
a
bc
Exports 3 770.4 Switzerland 40 South Africa 47
Imports 3 074.3 South Africa 11 Untd Arab Em 10
Thailand 8 Zimbabwe 6
f
a Official rate. b Population census. 12 years and over. c October. d 2005. e 2007. f
UNESCO estimate. g World Association of Newspapers.
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Zimbabwe
Largest urban agglom. (population, 000) Harare (1 515)
Currency Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD) a
United Nations membership date 25 August 1980
b
c
Consumer price index (2000=100) 100 415 115
Industrial production index (2000=100) d 100 78 e
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 1 868 f 1 559 g
g g
Exports 1 393.6 South Africa 41 Zambia 41
Imports 2 072.3 USA 7 South Africa 15
Switzerland 6 Mozambique 10
Government education expenditure (% of GDP) j 4.6
j
a Beginning 2 August 2006, Zimbabwe took three zero's off its currency. b Official rate.
c Series linked to former series; annual average is calculated as geometric mean of
monthly indices. d Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. e 2003. f
Excludes same-day visitors. g 2005. h 2004. i 2007. j UNESCO estimate.
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Technical notes
Geographical coverage
The geographical designations, units employed and
presentation of the material in this publication has been
adopted solely for the purpose of providing a convenient
geographical basis for the statistical series.
Because of space limitations, the country and area names
used in the tables are generally the commonly employed short
names in use in the United Nations, the full names being used
only when a short form is not available. Countries or areas are
listed in English alphabetical order.
Notes on the indicators

Terms given below in italics are arranged in alphabetical
order and are defined in the Data dictionary, which begins on
page 228.
Agricultural production index covers all crops and livestock products.

The data were taken from the website of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations at
http://faostat.fao.org/site/601/DesktopDefault.aspx?
PageID=601 (last accessed 18 January 2008). They are also
published in the FAO Statistical Yearbook [2].
Average minimum and maximum temperatures are measurements
from the weather stations in the largest urban agglomeration or
city, unless otherwise footnoted. The data are from the website
of the World Meteorological Organization [25], at
http://www.worldweather.org/. See also largest urban
agglomeration.
Balance of payments, current account: The data were taken from the
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics
[6] website at http://www.imfstatistics.org/imf/ (last accessed
12 November 07).
CO2 emissions estimates represent the volume of CO2 produced during
the combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels, from gas
flaring and the manufacture of cement. These estimates do not
include bunker fuels used in international transportation due to
the difficulty of apportioning these fuels among the countries
benefiting from that transport. These estimates are from the
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center located at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory [1], United States of America,
http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_coun.htm. Relative to
other industrial sources for which CO2 emissions are calculated,
statistics on gas flaring activities are sparse and sporadic and
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in countries where gas flaring activities account for a
considerable proportion of the total CO2 emission, the sporadic
nature of gas flaring statistics may produce spurious or
misleading trends in national CO2 emissions. The data are also
published in the United Nations Statistical Yearbook [17].
CO2 emissions per capita figures are obtained by dividing total
emissions of carbon dioxide by the population for a particular
country and year.
Consumer price index numbers were taken from the LABORSTA, an
International Labour Organization database, table B9 Consumer
prices, general indices, at http://laborsta.ilo.org (last accessed
4 January 2008). They are designed to show changes over time
in the cost of selected goods and services that are considered
as representative of the consumption habits of the population
concerned. Unless otherwise specified, the indices here
generally refer to all items and to the country as a whole.
Contraceptive use refers to the percentage use of any contraception
method by currently married women of child-bearing age (most
data refer to the 15-49 age group). The data are from World
Contraceptive Use 2007, database maintained by the United
Nations Population Division. The data contain the most recent
estimates of contraceptive prevalence available as of 25
September 2007. Countries with no data for 1985 or earlier are
not included. Estimates of contraceptive prevalence were
compiled from surveys of nationally representative samples of
women of reproductive age.
Currency shows the national currency name and the ISO currency
code. Data were taken from the United Nations website at
http://www.un.org/Depts/treasury/2007.xls.
Employment in industrial and agricultural sectors refers to the
population above a specified age who perform any work at all,
in the reference period, for pay or profit in industry (mining,
manufacturing and electricity, gas and water) and agriculture.
These include persons who are temporarily absent from a job,
for such reasons as illness, maternity or parental leave, holiday,
training or industrial dispute. These percentages in which
employment in the sector is the numerator and total
employment the denominator are published in the Key
Indicators of the Labour Market prepared by the International
Labour Organization [4].
Energy consumption refers to apparent consumption, which is
derived from the formula production + imports - exports -
bunkers +/- stock changes. Accordingly the series may in some
cases represent only an indication of the magnitude of actual
inland availability. The data were obtained from the Energy
Statistics Database of the United Nations Statistics Division.
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They are published in the Energy Statistics Yearbook [10].
Exchange rates are shown in units of national currency per US dollar
and refer to end-of-period quotations. Unless otherwise stated,
the data refer to the midpoint market rates (average of buying
and selling rates). The data were taken from the International
Monetary Fund [6], International Financial Statistics website at
http://www.imfstatistics.org/imf/ (last accessed 9 November
07). For those currencies for which the IMF does not publish
exchange rates, non-commercial rates derived from the
operational rates of exchange for United Nations programmes
are shown, as published by the United Nations at
http://www.un.org/Depts/treasury/2007.xls.
Food production index covers commodities that are considered edible
and contain nutrients. (Coffee and tea are therefore excluded
because they have practically no nutritional value). The index
numbers shown may differ from those produced by countries
themselves because of differences in concepts of production,
coverage, weights, time reference of data, and methods of
evaluation. The data include estimates made by FAO in cases
where no official or semi-official figures are available from the
countries. The data were taken from the website of the Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, at
http://faostat.fao.org/site/601/DesktopDefault.aspx?
PageID=601 (last accessed 18 January 2008).
Foreign born population refers to persons born outside the country or
area in which they are enumerated. The country or area of birth
is based on the national boundaries existing at the time of
census. The data are from the United Nations Population
Divisions International Migration 2006 [13].
Forested area data were taken from the website of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Extent of forest
and other wooded land 2005, at
http://www.fao.org/forestry/site/32032/en/ (last accessed 25
January 2008). The data are published by the FAO in the Global
Forest Resources Assessment 2005 [3].
Government education expenditure data were taken from UNESCO
Institute for Statistics [21] website, Table 19: Finance Indicators
by ISCED level, at http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/
TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=172 (last accessed 10
September 2007). They show the general trends in public
expenditure on public education expressed as a percentage of
the Gross Domestic Product. The data shown should be
considered as approximate indications of the public resources
allocated to education.
Gross domestic product total in current United States dollars are
estimates of the total production of goods and services of the
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countries represented in economic terms, not as a measure of
the standard of living of their inhabitants. In order to have
comparable coverage for as many countries as possible, these
US dollar estimates are based on official GDP national currency
data, supplemented by national currency estimates prepared by
the Statistics Division using additional data from national and
international sources. The estimates given here are in most
cases those accepted by the United Nations General Assembly
Committee on Contributions for determining United Nations
members contributions to the United Nations regular budget.
The exchange rates for the conversion of GDP national currency
data into United States dollars are the average market rates
published by the International Monetary Fund [6] in its monthly
publication International Financial Statistics. Official exchange
rates are used only when free market rates are not available.
For non-members of the Fund, the conversion rates used are the
average of United Nations operational rates of exchange. It
should be noted that the conversion from local currency into US
dollars introduces deficiencies in comparability over time and
among countries which should be considered when using the
data. For example, comparability over time is distorted when
exchange rate fluctuations differ substantially from domestic
inflation rates. These series are published in the National
Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates [15].
Gross domestic product per capita estimates are the value of all
goods and services produced in the economy divided by
population. These estimates are also published in the National
Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates [15].
Gross fixed capital formation data are based on the percentage
distribution of GDP in current prices. The data are from the
National Accounts Database (data as of August 2007) compiled
from national data provided to the United Nations Statistics
Division and are published in the National Accounts Statistics:
Analysis of Main Aggregates [15]. Data in national currency are
published in National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates
and Detailed Tables [16].
Gross national income (GNI) per capita estimates are the aggregate
value of the gross balances of primary incomes for all sectors in
the economy divided by population. These estimates are
published in the National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main
Aggregates [15].
Industrial production index shown here generally covers mining,
manufacturing and electricity, gas and water. It does not
include construction unless otherwise indicated. The data are
from table 5 of the United Nations Monthly Bulletin of
Statistics [14], July 2007.
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Infant mortality rates are five-year projected averages for the period
2005-2010. Data are from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
demographic/products/socind/health.htm. See also social
indicators.
Intentional homicides refer to death purposely inflicted by another
person per 100,000 population. Data are from the United
Nations Demographic Yearbook 2004 [9], Table 21, Death and
death rates by cause, under Accidents, assaults.
Internet users per 100 inhabitants are based on nationally reported
data for users divided by the total population and then multi-
plied by 100. There are variations in data collection among
countries: some use surveys that give a more precise figure for
the number of Internet users, while others base their estimates
on derivations from reported Internet Service Provider sub-
scriber counts, calculated by multiplying the number of sub-
scribers by a multiplier. Surveys may differ across countries in
the user age and frequency of use they cover. Some figures
may refer to only users above a certain age. The data are from
the World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database of the
International Telecommunication Union [8], at
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Indicators/Indicators.aspx (last
accessed 1 November 2007).
Labour force participation rate for the adult population (15 years and
over) refers to the total of employed persons (including
employers, persons working on their own account, salaried
employees and wage earners and, in so far as data are
available, unpaid family workers) and of unemployed persons at
the time of the census or survey which provided the data. In
general, the economically active population does not include
full-time students who are not working, persons occupied solely
in household work, retired persons living entirely on their own
means and persons wholly dependent upon others. The data
are from the estimates and projections published in the Key
Indicators of the Labour Market prepared by the International
Labour Organization [4].
Largest urban agglomeration shows the population of the largest
urban agglomeration (city plus contiguous built-up areas) or, if
unavailable, largest city according to its administrative
boundaries for each country or area. The data refer to 2005 and
are from the Urban and Rural Areas 2005 of the World
Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 Revision [20]. See also
http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm.
Life expectancy at birth for men and women are the five-year
projected averages for the period 2005-2010. Data are from:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/health.
htm. See also social indicators.
223
Major trading partners display the first three trade partners and data
are expressed as percentages of total exports and of total
imports of the country or area, as estimated by the United
Nations Statistics Division from its Commodity Trade Statistics
Database [11] (COMTRADE, see
http://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspx). These series are
published in the United Nations International Trade Statistics
Yearbook [12].
Motor vehicles in use data are calculated from data compiled from
national statistical sources that are published in the United
Nations Statistical Yearbook [17]. Data refer to passenger cars
and commercial vehicles in use according to census on
registration figures for the years census or for the annual
registration.
Newspaper circulation data were taken from the UNESCO Institute for
Statistics [21] website, Table Newspapers, data for Daily
newspapers: Total average circulation per 1,000 inhabitants, at
http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.asp
x?ReportId=398 (last accessed 5 November 2007).
Parliamentary seats refer to the number of women and men in the
lower and upper chamber of parliament expressed as a
percentage of total. The data were taken from the Internet site
of the Inter-Parliamentary Union [7]: http://www.ipu.org/wmn-
e/classif.htm (last accessed 22 January 2008). These data are
published in Women in National Parliaments.
Population aged 0-14 years refers to the population aged 0-14 years
of both sexes as a percentage of total population. Data are
from: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/
socind/child&elderly.htm. See also social indicators.
Population aged 60 years and over refers to elderly men as a
percentage of all males and elderly women as a percentage of
all females. Data are from:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/child
&elderly.htm. See also social indicators.
Population annual growth rate is the average annual percentage
change in total population size in the period 2005-2010. Data
are from: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/
socind/population.htm. See also social indicators.
Population density refers to population per square kilometre of
surface area. Data are derived from the Population projections
(medium variant) for 2007 of the World Population Prospects:
The 2006 Revision [19] divided by the Surface Area as
published in the table 3 of the United Nations Demographic
Yearbook 2004 [9].
Population projections for 2007 were prepared by the United Nations
Population Division and published in the World Population
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Prospects: The 2006 Revision [19]. They are available at
Precipitation data are measurements from the weather stations in the
largest urban agglomeration or city, unless otherwise
footnoted. The data are from the World Meteorological
Organization [25], http://www.worldweather.org/. See also
largest urban agglomeration.
Primary energy production refers to the first stage of production of
various forms of energy, converted into a common unit (metric
ton of oil equivalent). The data are from the Energy Statistics
Database of the United Nations Statistics Division. They are
published in the Energy Statistics Yearbook [10].
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratios are from the website of the
UNESCO Institute of Statistics [21], Table 5 Enrolment ratios by
ISCED level, at http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/
TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=182 (last accessed 14
September 2007). The enrolment ratio generally is the total
enrolment of all ages in first- and second-level education,
divided by the total population in the official ages of enrolment
in the country times 100. The gross enrolment ratio at the first
and second level should include all pupils whatever their ages,
whereas the population is limited to the range of official school
ages. Therefore, for countries with almost universal education
among the school-age population, the gross enrolment ratio
will exceed 100 if the actual age distribution of pupils extends
beyond the official school ages.
Refugee in this series refers to persons granted a humanitarian status
and/or those granted temporary protection. It includes persons,
who have been granted temporary protection on a group basis.
The series also includes returned refugees, asylum seekers and
persons displaced internally within their own country for
reasons that would make them of concern to the Office of the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) if
they were outside their country of origin. The data are from
2006 Global Trends, Table 1. Refugees, asylum-seekers,
internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless persons, and
others of concern to UNHCR [22]. See also
http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4676a71d4.pdf.
Region is given according to regional groupings of countries and areas
based mainly on continents. The data are from Standard
Country or Area Codes and Geographical Regions for Statistical
Use, Revision 4 (United Nations publication), available at the
Statistics Division website
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm).
Sex ratio is calculated as the ratio of the number of men to that of
women. Source is:
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http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/popul
ation.htm. See also social indicators.
Social indicators: the data on seven indicators (infant mortality, life
expectancy, population aged 0-14, population aged 60 years
and over, total fertility rate, population annual growth rate and
sex ratio) were taken from the website of the Demographic and
Social Statistics branch of the United Nations Statistics Division
at http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/default.htm
(accessed December 2007). The main data source is the
Population Divisions publication the World Population
Prospects: The 2006 Revision [19]. Unless otherwise specified,
data refer to the medium variant projections for 2007. The data
were supplemented by official national statistics published in
United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2004 [9], available from
the United Nations Statistics Division website,
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/default.
htm, and data compiled by the Secretariat of the Pacific
Community (SPC) Demography Programme, available from the
SPC website, http://www.spc.int/prism/social/demog.html.
Surface area (excluding Polar Regions and uninhabited islands) data
are from table 3 in the United Nations Demographic Yearbook
2004 [9].
Third-level students percentages are from the website of the UNESCO
Institute of Statistics [21], table 14 Tertiary indicators, at
http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.asp
x?ReportId=167 (last accessed 17 September 2007).
Threatened species represents the number of plants and animals that
are compiled by the World Conservation Union IUCN/Species
Survival Commission (SSC) [24]. The data are from the 2007
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species at http://www.redlist.org/
info/tables/table5.html (accessed 9 October 2007).
Total fertility rate is the five-year average for the period 2005-2010
and the data are from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/
products/socind/childbearing.htm. See also social indicators.
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants refer to the sum of
main telephone lines and cellular mobile subscribers divided by
the population and multiplied by 100. The data are from the
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database of the
International Telecommunication Union [8], at
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Indicators/Indicators.aspx (last
accessed 1 November 2007).
Total Trade: exports and imports show the movement of goods out of
and into a country as estimated by the United Nations Statistics
Division in its Commodity Trade Statistics Database [11]
(COMTRADE, see http://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspx).
These series are published in the United Nations International
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Trade Statistics Yearbook [12]. Exports are generally valued at
the frontier of the importing country (f.o.b. valuation). Imports
are valued at the frontier of the importing country (c.i.f.
valuation). Both imports and exports are shown in United States
dollars. Conversion from national currencies is made by means
of currency conversion factors based on official exchange rates
(par values or weighted average exchange rates).
Tourist arrivals data are those compiled by the United Nations World
Tourism Organization (UNWTO). They are published in the
UNWTO Yearbook of Tourism Statistics [23], and in the United
Nations Statistical Yearbook [17].
Unemployment is defined to include persons above a certain age,
usually 15 and above, who during a specified period of time
were without work, currently available for work and seeking
work. National definitions of unemployment often differ from
the recommended international standard definitions and
thereby limit international comparability. Inter-country
comparisons are also complicated by the different types of data
collection systems used to obtain information on unemployed
persons. The data were taken from the LABORSTA, an
International Labour Organization database, table B4,
Unemployment, general level and table 3A, Unemployment,
general level, at http://laborsta.ilo.org (last accessed 21 August
2007). Unless otherwise noted, these data are national
employment office statistics, usually labour surveys, compiled
by the ILO. Data are also published in ILOsYearbook of Labour
Statistics [5].
United Nations membership date is from the United Nations
Terminology Bulletin, http://unterm.un.org/ and the List of
Member States, http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html
[18].
Urban population, urban population growth rate and rural population
growth rate series are based on the number of persons defined
as urban or rural according to national definitions of this
concept. In most cases these definitions are those used in the
most recent population census. These series are from World
Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 Revision [20]. See also
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Data dictionary
A
age group: The age distribution of a population is given either by
individual years of age or by age groups, which may be
quinquennial age groups or quinary age groups, or broad age
groups, such as 0-19 years, 20-59 years, and 60 years and over.
Age is generally expressed in years, or years and months.
Statisticians often round off the age to the number of complete
years lived, and this is called age at last birthday. (United
Nations, 1958, para. 322)*.
agriculture (agriculture, hunting and related service activities):
Comprises the following divisions of the International Standard
Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC),
Revision 3.1: growing of crops, market gardening, horticulture;
farming of animals; growing of crops combined with farming of
animals (mixed farming); agricultural and animal husbandry
service activities, except veterinary activities; hunting, trapping
and game propagation, including related service activities;
forestry, logging and related service activities; fishing, operation
of fish hatcheries and fish farms; service activities incidental to
fishing. (United Nations, 2002).
agricultural production and food production indices: The indices of
agricultural production of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO) are based on the sum of price-
weighted quantities of different agricultural commodities
produced. All the indices at the country, regional and world levels
are calculated by the Laspeyres formula. Production quantities of
each commodity are weighted by the average international
commodity prices in the base period and summed for each year.
To obtain the index, the aggregate for a given year is divided by
the average aggregate for the base period. The commodities
covered in the computation of indices of agricultural production
are all crops and livestock products originating in each country.
Practically all products are covered, with the main exception of
fodder crops. The category of food production includes
commodities that are considered edible and that contain
nutrients. Accordingly, coffee and tea are excluded because they
have practically no nutritive value. (FAO, 1995, p. ix).
annual growth: See rate of change.
area: See land and water area.
B
balance of payments: A statistical statement that systematically
summarizes, for a specific time period, the economic
* References for the data dictionary are given in parenthesis and they are listed
on page 238.
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transactions of an economy with the rest of the world.
Transactions, for the most part between residents and non-
residents, consist of transactions involving goods, services and
income; transactions involving financial claims on, and liabilities
to, the rest of the world; and transactions (such as gifts) classified
as transfers, which involve offsetting entries to balancein an
accounting sense one-sided transactions (IMF, 1993, para. 13).
See also current account.
base period: The period of time for which data used as the base of an
index number, or other ratio, have been collected. This period is
frequently one year but it may be as short as one day or as long
as the average of a group of years. (Kendall Buckland, 1982).
base year: See base period.
C
CO2 emissions: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a colourless, odourless and
non-poisonous gas formed by combustion of carbon and in the
respiration of living organisms and is considered a greenhouse
gas. Emissions mean the release of greenhouse gases and/or
their precursors into the atmosphere over a specified area and
period of time. (United Nations, 1992 and 1996).
commercial energy: Energy sold in the market. (United Nations, 1982,
para. 55).
consumer price index: Measures changes over time in the general
level of prices of goods and services that a reference
population acquires, uses or pays for consumption. A consumer
price index is estimated as a series of summary measures of
the period-to-period proportional change in the prices of a fixed
set of consumer goods and services of constant quantity and
characteristics, acquired, used or paid for by the reference
population. Each summary measure is constructed as a
weighted average of a large number of elementary aggregate
indices. Each of the elementary aggregate indices is estimated
using a sample of prices for a defined set of goods and services
obtained in, or by residents of, a specific region from a given
set of outlets or other sources of consumption goods and
services. (ILO, 1988).
contraception: In its narrow usage, measures excluding sterilization
(and, in some discussions, permanent and periodic abstinence)
which are taken in order to prevent sexual intercourse from
resulting in conception. In broader usage, a contraceptive
method is sometimes called a birth control method, which
includes intentional abortion, sterilization and complete
abstinence from coitus. (United Nations, 1958, para. 624).
currency: Those notes and coins in circulation that are commonly
used to make payments. Commemorative coins that are not
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actually in circulation should be excluded. (United Nations and
others, 1994, para. 11.70).
current account: All balance of payments transactions (other than
those in financial items) that involve economic values and occur
between resident and non-resident entities. Also covered are
offsets to current economic values provided or acquired without
a quid pro quo. The major classifications of transaction flows
cover goods and services, income and current transfers. (IMF,
1993, para. 152).
D
daily newspaper circulation: Daily newspapers are periodic
publications, issued at least four times a week, intended for the
general public and mainly designed to be a primary source of
written information on current events connected with public
affairs, international questions, politics etc. Circulation
comprises the average number of copies sold directly, by
subscription, and mainly distributed free of charge both in the
country and abroad. (UNESCO, 1985).
density of population: Number of population per unit of total land area
of a country. (United Nations, n.d.). See also land and water
area.
E
economically active population: (usually active or currently active)
comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who
furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic
goods and services (employed and unemployed, including those
seeking work for the first time), as defined by the System of
National Accounts (SNA), during a specified time reference
period. The economically active population may be related to
the total population for the derivation of the crude participation
rate, or, more appropriately, to the population above the age
prescribed for the measurement of the economically active
population. Production includes all individual or collective
goods or services that are supplied to units other than their
producers, or intended to be so supplied, including the
production of goods or services used up in the process of
producing such goods or services; the own-account production
of all goods that are retained by their producers for their own
final consumption or gross capital formation; the own-account
production of housing services by owner-occupiers and of
domestic and personal services produced by employing paid
domestic staff. Not economically active population comprises
the balance of the population. (United Nations and others,
1994).
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education expenditure: See government education expenditure.
employment : The employed comprise all persons above a specified
age who during a specified brief reference period not longer
than one week, were in "paid employment or in "self-
employment as defined below. "Persons in paid employment
comprise all persons in the following categories: (a) "at work":
persons who during the reference period performed some work
for wages, salary or related payments, in cash or in kind; (b)
"with a job but not at work": persons who, having already
worked in their present job, were absent during the reference
period and continued to have a strong attachment to their job.
"Persons in self-employment comprise all persons (a) "at
work": persons who during the reference period performed
some work for profit or family gain, in cash or in kind; (b) "with
work but not at work": persons who during the reference period
had work to be performed at the workplace but were
temporarily absent due to illness or injury, vacation, holiday or
ceremonies, bad weather or other similar reasons. Employers,
own-account workers [other than those who were paid directly
for services performed], members of producers' co-operatives,
and unpaid family workers, irrespective of the number of hours
worked, should be considered in self-employment and should
be classified as "at work or "not at work as the case may be.
(International Labour Organization (ILO). Current International
Recommendations on Labour Statistics, 2000 Edition. Geneva,
2000 (pages 49-51).
energy: Comprises primary energy from sources that involve only
extraction or capture, with or without separation from
contiguous material, cleaning or grading, before the energy
embodied in that source can be converted into heat or
mechanical work, and secondary energy from all sources of
energy that results from transformation of primary sources.
(United Nations, 1982, para. 29).
energy consumption: Apparent consumption of energy comprises
inland deliveries of energy commodities, which is equal to
imports plus production minus changes in stocks minus exports.
(United Nations, 1982, paras. 161-165). See also energy.
enrolment ratio: See primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio.
exchange rate: Price in a given currency at which bills drawn in
another currency may be bought. (Oxford University Press,
1982).
exports (merchandise): Goods leaving the statistical territory of a
country. In the general trade system, the definition of the
statistical territory of a country coincides with its economic
territory. In the special trade system, the definition of the
statistical territory comprises only a particular part of the
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economic territory, mainly that part which coincides with the
free circulation area for goods. The free circulation area is a
part of the economic territory of a country within which goods
may be disposed of without Customs restrictions. In the case of
exports, the transaction value is the value at which the goods
were sold by the exporter, including the cost of transportation
and insurance, to bring the goods onto the transporting vehicle at
the frontier of the exporting country (a FOB type valuation) (United
Nations, M/52/Rev.2 and Series G).
F
food production index: See agricultural production and food
production indices.
foreign-born: Individuals not born in the territory in which they live
(United Nations, 1958).
forest and other wooded land: Land under natural or planted stands of
trees, whether productive or not, including land from which
forest has been cleared but which will be reforested in the
foreseeable future, and including areas occupied by roads,
small cleared tracts and other small open areas within the
forest that constitute an integral part of the forest (FAO/United
Nations ECE, 1995).
G
government education expenditure: General government expenditures
for educational affairs and services at pre-primary, primary,
secondary and tertiary levels and subsidiary services to
education. Expenditures comprise final consumption
expenditures, gross capital formation, subsidies and loans.
General government comprises all central, state and local
government units and non-profit institutions controlled and
mainly financed by government units. (UNESCO, 1978).
gross domestic product (GDP): An aggregate measure of production
equal to the sum of the gross values added of all resident
institutional units engaged in production (plus any taxes, and
minus any subsidies, on products not included in the value of
their outputs). The sum of the final uses of goods and services
(all uses except intermediate consumption) measured in
purchasers prices, less the value of imports of goods and
services, or the sum of primary incomes distributed by resident
producer units (42, paras. 1.128 and 2.173-2.174) (United
Nations and others, 1993).
gross fixed capital formation: The total value of a producers
acquisitions, less disposals, of fixed assets during the
accounting period plus certain additions to the value of non-
produced assets realized by the productive activity of
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institutional units. Fixed assets are tangible or intangible assets
produced as outputs from processes of production that are
themselves used repeatedly or continuously in other processes
of production for more than one year. (United Nations and
others, 1994, para. 10.33).
gross national income (GNI): GNI is equal to GDP less primary incomes
payable to non-resident units plus primary incomes receivable
from non-resident units. In other words, GNI is equal to GDP
less taxes (less subsidies) on production and imports,
compensation of employees and property income payable to the
rest of the world plus the corresponding items receivable from
the rest of the world. Thus GNI at market prices is the sum of
gross primary incomes receivable by resident institutional
units/sectors. It is worth noting that GNI at market prices was
called gross national product in the 1953 SNA, and it was
commonly denominated GNP. In contrast to GDP, GNI is not a
concept of value added, but a concept of income (primary
income). (para. 2.181 of the 1993 System of National Accounts,
SNA 1993) (United Nations and others).
growth rate: See rate of change and rate of increase.
H
homicide purposely inflicted (assault): Deaths from homicide and
injuries inflicted by another person with intent to injure or kill,
by any means, excluding injuries due to legal intervention and
operations of war. (WHO, 1992, X85-Y09).
I
imports (merchandise): Goods which add to the stock of material
resources of a country by entering its economic territory. Goods
simply being transported through a country (goods in transit) or
temporarily admitted (except for goods for inward processing)
do not add to the stock of material resources of a country and
are not included in the international merchandise trade
statistics. In many cases, a countrys economic territory largely
coincides with its customs territory, which is the territory in
which the customs law of a country applies in full. In the case
of imports, the transaction value is the value at which the
goods were purchased by the importer plus the cost of
transportation and insurance to the frontier of the importing
country (a CIF-type valuation). (United Nations, M/52/Rev.2 and
Series G).
industrial production index: Laspeyress index of total value-added in
all industrial production, where value added is the value of
output less the values of both intermediate consumption and
consumption of fixed capital. (United Nations, Series P). See
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also industry and Laspeyress index.
infant mortality rate: Generally computed as the ratio of infant deaths
(the deaths of children under one year of age) in a given year to
the total number of live births in the same year. (United
Nations, 1958, para. 411).
inhabitants: Inhabitants of a State may be subjects, citizens or
nationals of that State, who enjoy certain political rights, or
they may be aliens or foreigners who are citizens of another
State, or citizens of no State at all and are called stateless.
(United Nations, 1958). See also population.
L
land and water area: Total land area comprises agricultural land,
forest and other wooded land, built-up and related land
(excluding scattered farm buildings), wet open land, dry open
land with special vegetation cover and open land without, or
with insignificant, vegetation cover. Water area comprises
inland waters and tidal waters (United Nations, n.d.).
Laspeyress index: A form of index number where prices, quantities or
other units of measure over time are weighted according to
their values in a specified base period (Kendall and Buckland,
1982).
life expectancy at birth: Average number of years of life at birth (age
0) according to the expected mortality rates by age estimated
for the reference year and population (United Nations, 1958,
and Series R).
long-term rate of change: See rate of change.
M
motor vehicles in use: Motor cars and other motor vehicles in
operation, principally designed for the transport of persons and
goods (United Nations, 1994, groups 781-783).
N
newspaper circulation: See daily newspaper circulation.
O
oil equivalent: A single average figure for the energy content of a
specified quantity of oil (United Nations, 1982).
P
parliament: Legislative assembly of persons forming the supreme
legislature of a country (Oxford University Press, 1982).
partner countries: Countries of origin and purchase in international
merchandise trade transactions (United Nations, 1994, para. 127).
population: The total population of a country may comprise either all
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usual residents of the country (de jure population) or all persons
present in the country (de facto population) at the time of the
census. For purposes of international comparisons, the de facto
definition is recommended (United Nations, 1958, and Series R).
population density: See density of population.
precipitation: Quantity of rain, snow etc. falling to ground. Average
annual normals over a long (multi-year) period (Oxford
University Press, 1982; WMO, 1982).
primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio: The total enrolment,
regardless of age, divided by the population of the total age
group defined in the national regulations for the first and
second levels of education. Education at the first level provides
the basic elements of education (e.g. at elementary school,
primary school). Education at the second level is provided at
middle school, secondary school, high school, teacher-training
school at this level and schools of a vocational or technical
nature. Enrolment is at the beginning of the school or academic
year (UNESCO, 1978).
R
rate of change: The ratio of total change in a specified time reference
period to the value at the beginning of the period or at a
specified earlier time reference. When changes over a period of
more than one calendar year are studied, the mean annual rate
of change may be computed. (Adapted from United Nations,
1958). See also rate of increase.
rate of increase (crude, of population): The ratio of total growth in a
given period to the mean population of that period is called the
crude rate of increase. When population increase over a period
of more than one calendar year is studied, the mean annual
rate of increase may be computed (United Nations, 1958). See
also rate of change.
refugee: Any person who, owing to well-founded fear of being
persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership
of particular social group or political opinion, is outside the
country of his nationality and is unable to, or owing to such fear,
is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or
who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his
former habitual residence, is unable or, owing to such fear, is
unwilling to return to it. (United Nations, 1951, and 1967).
region (geographical): Macro geographical regions arranged according
to continents and component geographical regions used for
statistical purposes by the Population Division and Statistics
Division of the United Nations Secretariat. (United Nations,
M/49/Rev.3).
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rural population: Population which is not urban. See also urban
population.
S
sex ratio: The ratio of the number of one sex to that of the other.
surface area: See land and water area.
T
telephone lines (telephone main lines): A telephone main line
connects the subscribers terminal equipment to the public
switched network and has a dedicated port in the telephone
exchange equipment (ITU, n.d., p. 9).
temperature, average: Average annual normals over a long (multi-
year) period (WMO, 1982).
third-level students: Education provided at university, teachers
college, higher professional school, which requires, as a
minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of
education at the second level, or evidence of the attainment of
an equivalent level of knowledge. Enrolment is at the beginning
of the school or academic year. (UNESCO, 1978).
threatened species (animals): Species that have been assessed and
found to meet one of the standard World Conservation Union
status categories indicating threatened status: endangered,
vulnerable, rare, indeterminate (known to be endangered,
vulnerable or rare but where there is not enough information to
say which is appropriate), insufficiently known (suspected but
not definitely known to belong to any of the above categories,
because of lack of information) (World Conservation Union,
1994, p. 20).
total fertility rate: The number of children that would be born per
woman, assuming no female mortality at child bearing ages
and the age-specific fertility rates of a specified country and
reference period (United Nations, 1958, para. 634).
tourist (international): Any person who travels to a country other than
that in which s/he has his/her usual residence but outside
his/her usual environment for a period not exceeding 12 months
and whose main purpose of visit is other than the exercise of
an activity remunerated from with the country visited, and who
stays at least one night in a collective or private
accommodation in the country visited (United Nations and
World Tourism Organization, 1994).
trading partner: See partner countries.
U
unemployment: All persons who during a specified reference period
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were: without work, that is, were not in paid employment as
specified by the international definition of employment;
currently available for work, that is, were available for paid
employment or self-employment during the reference period;
and seeking work, that is, had taken specific steps in a
specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-
employment. In circumstances where employment opportunities
are particularly limited and where persons not working do not
have easy access to formal channels for seeking employment or
face social and cultural barriers when looking for a job, the
seeking work criterion should be relaxed (ILO, 1988).
United Nations membership: The original Members of the United
Nations are the States which, having participated in the United
Nations Conference on International Organization at San
Francisco, or having previously signed the Declaration by United
Nations of 1 January 1942, signed the Charter and ratified it in
accordance with Article 110. Membership in the United Nations
is open to all other peace-loving States which accept the
obligations contained in the Charter and, in the judgment of the
Organization, are able and willing to carry out these
obligations. The admission of any such State to membership in
the United Nations will be effected by a decision of the General
Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council
Urban agglomeration: Comprises a city or town proper and also the
suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside, but
adjacent to, its boundaries. A single large urban agglomeration
may comprise several cities or towns and their suburban fringes
(United Nations, 1998, para. 2.51).
Urban population: Because of national differences in the
characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the
distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable
to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries.
National definitions are most commonly based on size of
locality (United Nations, 1998).
V
vehicles: See motor vehicles in use.
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(monthly and annual) (Washington, DC). See also
http://www.imfstatistics.org/imf/.
[7] Inter-Parliamentary Union, Women in National Parliaments. See
also http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm.
[8] International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva, the
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database, at
http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Indicators/Indicators.aspx
[9] United Nations, Demographic Yearbook (Series R, United
Nations publication).
[10] __________, Energy Statistics Yearbook (Series J, United
[11] __________, Commodity Trade Statistics Database at
http://comtrade.un.org/db/default.aspx.
[12] __________, International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Series
G, United Nations publication).
[13] ________, International Migration 2006 (United Nations
Publication, Sales No. E.06.XIII.6). See also
http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/2006Migration
_Chart/2006IttMig_chart.htm.
[14] __________, Monthly Bulletin of Statistics (Series Q, United
[15] __________, National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main
Aggregates (Series X, United Nations publication).
[16] __________, National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates
and Detailed Tables, (Series X, United Nations publication).
[17] __________, Statistical Yearbook (Series S, United Nations
publication).
[18] __________, Terminology Bulletin No. 347, Rev. 1 (United
Nations publication, 1997) and corrigendum 1. See also
http://www.un.org/Overview/unmember.html
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[19] __________, World Population Prospects. The 2006 Revision,
CD-ROM Edition, Extended Dataset, New York, 2007
(ST/ESA/SER.A/266), United Nations publication, biennial). See
also http://www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm.
[20] __________, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2005
Revision, (ESA/P/WP. 190, United Nations publication,
biennial). See also
[21] United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) Institute for Statistics, Montreal, UNESCO statistics
database. See also http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/
ReportFolders/ReportFolders.aspx.
[22] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2006 Global
Trends, Table 1. Refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced
persons, returnees, stateless persons, and others of concern to
UNHCR. See also
http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/STATISTICS/4676a71d4.pdf.
[23] United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Madrid,
UNWTO statistics database and the Yearbook of Tourism
Statistics. See also http://www.world-tourism.org/facts/
menu.html.
[24] World Conservation Union, 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species. See also http://www.redlist.org/info/stats.
[25] World Meteorological Organization, http://www.worldweather.org/
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Keyword index
Agricultural production index .................................................... 219, 228
Average temperature ................................................................. 219, 236
Balance of payments.................................................................. 219, 228
CO2 emissions..................................................................... 219, 220, 229
Consumer price index................................................................. 220, 229
Contraceptive use ...................................................................... 220, 229
Currency ............................................................................. 220, 221, 229
Data dictionary.................................................................................... 228
Education expenditure ....................................................................... 231
Employment........................................................................................ 231
Employment in agricultural sector..................................................... 220
Employment in industrial sector ........................................................ 220
Energy................................................................................................. 231
Energy consumption................................................................... 220, 231
Exchange rate..................................................................... 221, 222, 231
Exports................................................................................ 224, 226, 231
Food production index........................................................ 221, 228, 232
Foreign born ............................................................................... 221, 232
Forest.................................................................................................. 232
Forested area ..................................................................................... 221
Geographical coverage ...................................................................... 219
Government education expenditure .......................................... 221, 232
Gross domestic product (GDP) ................................................... 221, 232
Gross domestic product per capita.................................................... 222
Gross fixed capital formation .................................................... 222, 232
Gross national income (GNI)...................................................... 222, 233
Homicide ............................................................................................ 233
Imports................................................................................ 224, 226, 233
Industrial production index ........................................................ 222, 233
Infant mortality................................................................... 223, 226, 234
Inhabitants ......................................................................................... 234
Intentional homicides......................................................................... 223
Internet users ..................................................................................... 223
Labour force participation.................................................................. 223
Largest urban agglomeration..................................................... 223, 237
Life expectancy .................................................................. 223, 226, 234
Major trading partners....................................................................... 224
Motor vehicles in use................................................................. 224, 234
Newspapers ....................................................................... 224, 230, 234
Parliamentary seats ........................................................................... 224
Population .................................................................................. 224, 234
Population aged 0-14 years ....................................................... 224, 226
Population aged 60 years and over ........................................... 224, 226
Population density...................................................................... 224, 235
Population growth rate .............................................................. 224, 226
Precipitation ............................................................................... 225, 235
Primary energy production................................................................. 225
Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratios................................ 225, 235
References ......................................................................................... 238
242
Refugees .................................................................................... 225, 235
Region......................................................................................... 225, 235
Rural population................................................................................. 236
Rural population growth rate............................................................. 227
Sex ratio ............................................................................. 225, 226, 236
Social indicators................................................................. 223, 224, 226
Surface area............................................................................... 226, 236
Technical notes .................................................................................. 219
Third-level students ................................................................... 226, 236
Threatened species.................................................................... 226, 236
Total fertility rate ....................................................................... 226, 236
Total telephone subscribers per 100 inhabitants.............................. 226
Total trade.......................................................................................... 226
Tourist................................................................................................. 236
Tourist arrivals ................................................................................... 227
Unemployment ........................................................................... 227, 236
United Nations membership...................................................... 227, 237
Urban population........................................................................ 227, 237
Urban population growth rate ........................................................... 227
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