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| South Asia | Low Income |
| Population(millions) | 23 | Population growth(%) | 2.3 |
| Surface area(1000 sq.km) | 147 | Population per sq.km | 164 |
| GNI($ millions) | 5,173 | GNI per capita($) | 220 |
| 1990 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| People | |||
| Life expectancy(years) | 54 | 57 | 58 |
| Fertility rate(births per woman) | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Infant mortality rate(per 1000 live births) | 101 | 79 | 75 |
| Under 5 mortality rate(per 1000 children) | 138 | 117 | 109 |
| Child malnutrition(% of children under 5) | 47 | ||
| Urban population(% of total) | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Rural population density(per km2 arable land) | 748 | 700 | |
| Illiteracy male(% of people 15 and above) | 53 | 43 | 42 |
| Illiteracy female(% of people 15 and above) | 86 | 78 | 77 |
| Net primary enrollment(% of relevant age group) | 64 | ||
| Net secondary enrollment(% of relevant age group) | 23 | ||
| Girls in primary school(% of enrollment) | 36 | 41 | |
| Girls in secondary school(% of enrollment) | 29 | 37 |
| Environment | |||
| Forest(1000 sq.km) | 47 | 39 | |
| Deforestration(% change 1990-2000) | 1.8 | ||
| Water use(% of total resources) | 13.8 | ||
| CO2 emissions(metric tons per capita) | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Access to improved water sources (% of urban pop.) |
96 | 85 | |
| Access to sanitation(% of urban pop.) | 68 | 34 | 75 |
| Energy use per capita(kg of oil equivalent) | 324 | 343 | |
| Electricity use per capita(kwh) | 32 | 47 |
| Economy | |||
| GDP ($ millions) | 3628 | 4852 | 4995 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| GDP implicit price deflator (annual % growth) | 10.7 | 4.2 | 8.6 |
| Value added in agriculture(% of GDP) | 51.6 | 39.9 | 41.7 |
| Value added in industry (% of GDP) | 16.2 | 22.5 | 21.3 |
| Value added in service (% of GDP) | 32.1 | 37.6 | 36.9 |
| Exports of goods and service (% of GDP) | 10.5 | 22.8 | 23.0 |
| Imports of goods and service (% of GDP) | 21.1 | 33.9 | 30.0 |
| Gross domestic investment (% of GDP) | 18.4 | 24.8 | 20.2 |
| Central government revenues (% of GDP) | 8.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| Overall budget deficit (% of GDP) | -6.8 | -4.6 | -3.9 |
| Money and quasi money (annual % growth) | 18.5 | 24.0 | 21.6 |
| Technology and infrastructure | |||
| Telephone mainlines (per 1000 people) | 3 | 10 | 11 |
| Cost of 3 min local call($) | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Personal computers( per 1000 people) | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Internet users (thousands) | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| Paved roads (% of total) | 38 | 42 | |
| Aircraft departures (thousands) | 26 | 17 | 12 |
| Trade and Finance | |||
| Trade as share of PPP GPD(%) | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 |
| Trade growth less GPD growth average%(1989-99) |
7.4 | ||
| High tech.export (%of manufactured exports) |
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| Net barter terms of trade(1995=100) | |||
| Foreign direct investment($ millions) | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| Present value of debt($ millions) | 1654 | ||
| Total debt service($ millions) | 70 | 88 | 107 |
| Short term debt($ millions) | 24 | 31 | 43 |
| Aid per capita($) | 23 | 18 | 15 |