Ascension*, Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha*
Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)
National holiday: Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June
(1926)
Constitution: 1 January 1989
Legal system: NA
Suffrage: NA years of age
Executive branch: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) elections:
of government: Governor and Commander in Chief David HOLLAMBY (since NA
June 1999) cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, two ex
officio officers, and six elected members of the Legislative Council
Legislative branch: unicameral Legislative Council (16 seats, including
the speaker, 3 ex officio and 12 elected members; members are elected by
popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 27 June 2001
(next to be held NA June 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%;
seats - independents 15
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court; Small Debts Court;
Juvenile Court
Political parties and leaders: none
Political pressure groups and leaders: none
International organization participation: ICFTU
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas territory of
the UK)
Flag description: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the Saint Helenian shield centered on the outer half of the
flag; the shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship
Economy Saint Helena
Economy - overview: The economy depends largely on financial assistance
from the UK, which amounted to about $5 million in 1997 or almost one-half
of annual budgetary revenues. The local population earns income from
fishing, the raising of livestock, and sales of handicrafts. Because
there are few jobs, 25% of the work force has left to seek employment
on Ascension Island, on the Falklands, and in the UK.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $18 million (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: NA%
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $2,500 (1998 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.2% (1997 est.)
Labor force: 3,500 (1998 est.) note: 1,200 work offshore
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture and fishing 6%, industry
(mainly construction) 48%, services 46% (1987 est.)
Unemployment rate: 14% (1998 est.)
Budget: revenues: $11.2 million expenditures: $11 million, including
capital expenditures of $NA (FY92)
Industries: construction, crafts (furniture, lacework, fancy woodwork),
fishing
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - production: 5 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% other: 0%
(2000) nuclear: 0%
Electricity - consumption: 4.65 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
Agriculture - products: corn, potatoes, vegetables; timber; fish,
crawfish (on Tristan da Cunha)
Exports: $704,000 (f.o.b., 1995)
Exports - commodities: fish (frozen, canned, and salt-dried skipjack,
tuna), coffee, handicrafts
Exports - partners: South Africa, UK
Imports: $14.434 million (c.i.f., 1995)
Imports - commodities: food, beverages, tobacco, fuel oils, animal feed,
building materials, motor vehicles and parts, machinery and parts
Imports - partners: UK, South Africa
Debt - external: $NA
Economic aid - recipient: $12.6 million (1995); note - $5.3 million
from UK (1997)
Currency: Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
Currency code: SHP
Exchange rates: Saint Helenian pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January
2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6047
(1997); note - the Saint Helenian pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Communications Saint Helena
Telephones - main lines in use: 2,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 0 (1997)
Telephone system: general assessment: can communicate worldwide domestic:
automatic network international: HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to
Ascension which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between
South Africa, Portugal, and UK ; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: 3,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 0 (1997)
Televisions: 2,000 (1997)
Internet country code: .sh
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000)
Internet users: NA
Communications - note: Gough Island has a meteorological station
Transportation Saint Helena
Railways: 0 km
Highways: total: 158 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da
Cunha 0 km) paved: 138 km (Saint Helena 98km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan
da Cunha 0 km) unpaved: 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km,
Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
Waterways: none
Ports and harbors: Georgetown (on Ascension), Jamestown
Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
Airports: 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2001)
Military Saint Helena
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
Transnational Issues Saint Helena
Disputes - international: none
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Slovenia
Introduction
Slovenia
Background: The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire and
Austria until 1918 when the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in
forming a new nation, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II,
Slovenia became a republic of the renewed Yugoslavia, which though
Communist, distanced itself from Moscow's rule. Dissatisfied with
the exercise of power of the majority Serbs, the Slovenes succeeded
in establishing their independence in 1991. Historical ties to Western
Europe, a strong economy, and a stable democracy make Slovenia a leading
candidate for future membership in the EU and NATO.
Geography Slovenia
Location: Central Europe, eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea,
between Austria and Croatia
Geographic coordinates: 46 07 N, 14 49 E
Map references: Europe
Area: total: 20,273 sq km water: 122 sq km land: 20,151 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries: total: 1,334 km border countries: Austria 330 km,
Croatia 670 km, Italy 232 km, Hungary 102 km
Coastline: 46.6 km
Maritime claims: NA
Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate with
mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and valleys to
the east
Terrain: a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine mountain
region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountain and valleys with
numerous rivers to the east
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point:
Triglav 2,864 m
Natural resources: lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium, silver,
hydropower, forests
Land use: arable land: 11% permanent crops: 3% other: 86% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: flooding and earthquakes
Environment - current issues: Sava River polluted with domestic and
industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and toxic
chemicals; forest damage near Koper from air pollution (originating at
metallurgical and chemical plants) and resulting acid rain
Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Air
Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants,
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Geography - note: despite its small size, this eastern Alpine country
controls some of Europe's major transit routes
People Slovenia
Population: 1,932,917 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 15.7% (male 155,989; female 147,707) 15-64
years: 69.8% (male 684,354; female 663,884) 65 years and over: 14.5%
(male 103,790; female 177,193) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.14% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 9.27 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate: 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06
male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over:
0.59 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 4.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: 79.37 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility
rate: 1.28 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.02% (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 200 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 100 (1999 est.)
Nationality: noun: Slovene(s) adjective: Slovenian
Ethnic groups: Slovene 88%, Croat 3%, Serb 2%, Bosniak 1%, Yugoslav 0.6%,
Hungarian 0.4%, other 5% (1991)
Religions: Roman Catholic (Uniate 2%) 70.8%, Lutheran 1%, Muslim 1%,
atheist 4.3%, other 22.9%
Languages: Slovenian 91%, Serbo-Croatian 6%, other 3%
Literacy: definition: NA total population: 99% male: NA% female: NA%
Government Slovenia
Country name: Republic of Slovenia conventional short form: Government
type: parliamentary democratic republic
Capital: Ljubljana
Administrative divisions: 136 municipalities (obcine, singular - obcina)
and 11 urban municipalities* (mestne obcine , singular - mestna obcina )
Ajdovscina, Beltinci, Bled, Bohinj, Borovnica, Bovec, Brda, Brezice,
Brezovica, Cankova-Tisina, Celje*, Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Cerknica,
Cerkno, Crensovci, Crna na Koroskem, Crnomelj, Destrnik-Trnovska Vas,
Divaca, Dobrepolje, Dobrova-Horjul-Polhov Gradec, Dol pri Ljubljani,
Domzale, Dornava, Dravograd, Duplek, Gorenja Vas-Poljane, Gorisnica,
Gornja Radgona, Gornji Grad, Gornji Petrovci, Grosuplje, Hodos Salovci,
Hrastnik, Hrpelje-Kozina, Idrija, Ig, Ilirska Bistrica, Ivancna Gorica,
Izola, Jesenice, Jursinci, Kamnik, Kanal, Kidricevo, Kobarid, Kobilje,
Kocevje, Komen, Koper*, Kozje, Kranj*, Kranjska Gora, Krsko, Kungota,
Kuzma, Lasko, Lenart, Lendava, Litija, Ljubljana*, Ljubno, Ljutomer,
Logatec, Loska Dolina, Loski Potok, Luce, Lukovica, Majsperk, Maribor*,
Medvode, Menges, Metlika, Mezica, Miren-Kostanjevica, Mislinja,
Moravce, Moravske Toplice, Mozirje, Murska Sobota*, Muta, Naklo,
Nazarje, Nova Gorica*, Novo Mesto*, Odranci, Ormoz, Osilnica, Pesnica,
Piran, Pivka, Podcetrtek, Podvelka-Ribnica, Postojna, Preddvor, Ptuj*,
Puconci, Race-Fram, Radece, Radenci, Radlje ob Dravi, Radovljica,
Ravne-Prevalje, Ribnica, Rogasevci, Rogaska Slatina, Rogatec, Ruse,
Semic, Sencur, Sentilj, Sentjernej, Sentjur pri Celju, Sevnica, Sezana,
Skocjan, Skofja Loka, Skofljica, Slovenj Gradec*, Slovenska Bistrica,
Slovenske Konjice, Smarje pri Jelsah, Smartno ob Paki, Sostanj, Starse,
Store, Sveti Jurij, Tolmin, Trbovlje, Trebnje, Trzic, Turnisce, Velenje*,
Velike Lasce, Videm, Vipava, Vitanje, Vodice, Vojnik, Vrhnika, Vuzenica,
Zagorje ob Savi, Zalec, Zavrc, Zelezniki, Ziri, Zrece note: there may
be 45 more municipalities
Independence: 25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
National holiday: Independence Day/Statehood Day, 25 June (1991)
Constitution: adopted 23 December 1991, effective 23 December 1991
Legal system: based on civil law system
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal (16 years of age, if employed)
Executive branch: chief of state: President Milan KUCAN (since 22 April
1990) head of government: Prime Minister Janez DRNOVSEK (since 15 October
2000) cabinet: Council of Ministers nominated by the prime minister and
elected by the National Assembly election results: Milan KUCAN elected
president; percent of vote - Milan KUCAN 56.3%, Janez PODOBNIK 18%;
Janez DRNOVSEK elected prime minister; percent of National Assembly vote
- NA% elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term;
election last held 24 November 1997 (next to be held in the fall of 2002);
following National Assembly elections, the leader of the majority party
or the leader of a majority coalition is usually nominated to become
prime minister by the president and elected by the National Assembly;
election last held 15 October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2004)
Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly or Drzavni Zbor (90
seats, 40 are directly elected and 50 are selected on a proportional
basis; note - the numbers of directly elected and proportionally elected
seats varies with each election; members are elected by popular vote
to serve four-year terms) election results: percent of vote by party
- LDS 36%, SDS 16%, ZLSD 12%, SLS/SKD 10%, NSi 9%, SMS 4%, SNS 4%,
DeSUS 5%, other 4%; seats by party - LDS 34, SDS 14, ZLDS 11, SLS/SKD
9, NSi 8, SMS 4, SNS 4, DeSUS 4, other 2 note: the National Council
or Drzavni Svet is an advisory body with limited legislative powers;
it may propose laws and ask to review any National Assembly decisions;
in the election of November 1997, 40 members were elected to represent
local, professional, and socioeconomic interests (next election to be
held in the fall of 2002) elections: National Assembly - last held 15
October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2004)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges are elected by the National
Assembly on the recommendation of the Judicial Council); Constitutional
Court (judges elected for nine-year terms by the National Assembly and
nominated by the president)
Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party of Retired (Persons)
of Slovenia or DeSUS [Janko KUSAR]; Liberal Democratic or LDS [Janez
DRNOVSEK, chairman]; New Slovenia or NSi [Andrej BAJUK, chairman];
Slovene National Party or SNS [Zmago JELINCIC, chairman]; Slovene People's
Party or SLS (Slovenian People's Party or SLS and Slovenian Christian
Democrats or SKD merged in April 2000) [Franc ZAGOZEN, chairman];
Slovene Youth Party or SMS [Peter LEVIC]; Social Democratic Party of
Slovenia or SDS [Janez JANSA, chairman]; United List of Social Democrats
(former Communists and allies) or ZLSD [Borut PAHOR, chairman]
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
International organization participation: ABEDA, ACCT (observer), BIS,
CCC, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO,
ITU, NAM (guest), NSG, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNMIK, UNTSO, UPU, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Davorin KRACUN FAX: [1] (202) 667-4563 consulate(s) general: New York
and Cleveland telephone: [1] (202) 667-5363 chancery: 1525 New Hampshire
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Johnny YOUNG embassy: Presernova 31, SI-1000 Ljubljana mailing address:
P. O. Box 254, Presernova 31, 1000 Ljubljana; American Embassy Ljubljana,
Department of State, Washington, DC 20521-7140 telephone: [386] (1)
200-5500 FAX: [386] (1) 200-5555
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue,
and red, with the Slovenian seal (a shield with the image of Triglav,
Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center;
beneath it are two wavy blue lines depicting seas and rivers, and above
it are three six-pointed stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are
taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene
dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries); the seal is
located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and
blue bands
Economy Slovenia
Economy - overview: Although Slovenia enjoys a GDP per capita
substantially higher than that of the other transitioning economies
of Central Europe, it needs to speed up the privatization process and
the dismantling of restrictions on foreign investment. About 45% of the
economy remains in state hands, and the level of foreign direct investment
inflows as a percent of GDP is the lowest in the region. Despite the
global slowdown in 2001, the economy turned in an excellent record on
exports, which grew 5%. Inflation dropped slightly but at 8.4% remains
a matter of concern.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $31 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 4% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $16,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 4% industry: 35% services: 61%
(2001 est.)
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.9%
highest 10%: 23% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 28.4 (1998)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 8.4% (2001 est.)
Labor force: 857,400
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Unemployment rate: 11.5% (2001 est.)
Budget: revenues: $8.11 billion expenditures: $8.32 billion, including
capital expenditures of $NA (1997 est.)
Industries: ferrous metallurgy and rolling mill products, aluminum
reduction and rolled products, lead and zinc smelting, electronics
(including military electronics), trucks, electric power equipment,
wood products, textiles, chemicals, machine tools
Industrial production growth rate: 3.3% (2001)
Electricity - production: 12.816 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 34.93% hydro: 29.42%
other: 0.23% (2000) nuclear: 35.42%
Electricity - consumption: 10.619 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports: 2 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports: 700 million kWh (2000)
Agriculture - products: potatoes, hops, wheat, sugar beets, corn,
grapes; cattle, sheep, poultry
Exports: $9.2 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
Exports - commodities: manufactured goods, machinery and transport
equipment, chemicals, food
Exports - partners: Germany 27.2%, Italy 13.6%, Croatia 7.9%, Austria
7.5%, France 7.1% (2000)
Imports: $9.9 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured
goods, chemicals, fuels and lubricants, food
Imports - partners: Germany 19.0%, Italy 17.4%, France 10.3%, Austria
8.2%, Croatia 4.4%, Hungary, Russia (2000)
Debt - external: $6.6 billion (2001)
Economic aid - recipient: ODA, $5 million (1993)
Currency: tolar (SIT)
Currency code: SIT
Exchange rates: tolars per US dollar - 251.40 (January 2002), 242.75
(2001), 222.66 (2000), 181.77 (1999), 166.13 (1998), 159.69 (1997)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications Slovenia
Telephones - main lines in use: 722,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 1 million (2000)
Telephone system: general assessment: NA domestic: 100% digital (2000)
international: NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM 17, FM 160, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: 805,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 48 (2001)
Televisions: 710,000 (1997)
Internet country code: .si
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 11 (2000)
Internet users: 600,000 (2001)
Transportation Slovenia
Railways: total: 1,201 km standard gauge: 1,201 km 1.435-m gauge (489
km electrified) (2001)
Highways: total: 19,586 km paved: 17,745 km (including 249 km of
expressways) unpaved: 1,841 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: NA
Pipelines: crude oil 290 km; natural gas 305 km
Ports and harbors: Izola, Koper, Piran
Airports: 14 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 6 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2001)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to
1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 4 (2001)
Military Slovenia
Military branches: Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)
Military manpower - military age: 19 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 521,881 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 414,878
(2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 14,513
(2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $370 million (FY00)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.7% (FY00)
Transnational Issues Slovenia
Disputes - international: Slovenia and Croatia have not obtained
parliamentary ratification of 2001 land and marine boundary treaty, which
cedes villages on the Dragonja River and Sveta Gera (Trdinov Peak) to
Croatia, and most of Pirin Bay to Slovenia but restricts Slovenian access
to the open sea; Austria has minor dispute with Slovenia over nuclear
power plants and post-World War II treatment of German-speaking minorities
Illicit drugs: minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian
heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals
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Sierra Leone
Introduction
Sierra Leone
Background: Since 1991, civil war between the government and the
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has resulted in tens of thousands of
deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (well over
one-third of the population) many of whom are now refugees in neighboring
countries. After several setbacks, the end to the eleven-year conflict
in Sierra Leone may finally be near at hand. With the support of the UN
peacekeeping force and contributions from the World Bank and international
community, demobilization and disarmament of the RUF and Civil Defense
Forces (CDF) combatants has been completed. Reestablishment of government
authority throughout the country is slowly proceeding and national
elections took place in May 2002.
Geography Sierra Leone
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea and Liberia
Geographic coordinates: 8 30 N, 11 30 W
Map references: Africa
Area: total: 71,740 sq km water: 120 sq km land: 71,620 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than South Carolina
Land boundaries: total: 958 km border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia
306 km
Coastline: 402 km
Maritime claims: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: Climate: tropical;
hot, humid; summer rainy season (May to December); winter dry season
(December to April)
Terrain: coastal belt of mangrove swamps, wooded hill country, upland
plateau, mountains in east
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point:
Loma Mansa (Bintimani) 1,948 m
Natural resources: diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold,
chromite
Land use: arable land: 7% permanent crops: 1% other: 92% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 290 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: dry, sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
(December to February); sandstorms, dust storms
Environment - current issues: rapid population growth pressuring the
environment; overharvesting of timber, expansion of cattle grazing,
and slash-and-burn agriculture have resulted in deforestation and soil
exhaustion; civil war depleting natural resources; overfishing
Environment - international agreements: party to: Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea,
Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Geography - note:
rainfall along the coast can reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making
it one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa
People Sierra Leone
Population: 5,614,743 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 44.7% (male 1,230,530; female 1,280,084)
15-64 years: 52.1% (male 1,397,070; female 1,528,986) 65 years and over:
3.2% (male 87,256; female 90,817) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.21% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 44.58 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate: 18.83 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)