Total population (million), 2004

16.0

Population growth (annual %), 2004

1.8

Population density (people per km²), 2004

34.5

Rural population (million), 2004

7.7

Rural population density (people per km²), 2003

128.5

Rural population (% of total population), 2004

47.8

Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people), 2004

34.8

Crude death rate (per 1,000 people), 2004

17.1

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 2004

87.2

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 children), 2004

149.4

Life expectancy at birth, total (years), 2004

46.0

Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15-49), 2004

5.5

Total labour force (million), 2004

6.2

Female labour force (% of total labour force), 2004

39.8

Number of rural poor (million, approximate), 2001

3.8

Rural population below the poverty line (%), 2001

49.9

Population living below $1 a day (%), 2001

17.1

Population living below $2 a day (%), 2001

50.6

Population living below the national poverty line (%), 2001

40.2

Income share held by lowest 20%, 2001

5.6

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2004

113.9

Adult literacy rate, total (% of people ages 15 and above), 2004

67.9

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5), 2004

18.1

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5), 2004

31.7

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2003

25.0

Per caput dietary energy supply (kcal/day), 2000-2002 1/

2,270.0

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP), 2003

4.2

Physicians (per 1,000 people), 2004

0.2

Improved water source, rural (% of rural population with access), 2002

41.0

Improved sanitation facilities, rural (% of rural population with access), 2002

33.0

Agricultural labour force ( % of total labour force), 20031/

56.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2004

18.3

Fertilizer consumption (hundreds of grams per ha of arable land), 2002

58.6

Food production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

104.7

Crop production index (1999-2001=100), 2004

104.9

Cereal yield (kg per ha), 2005

1,727.4

Major exports (% share in agriculture), 20031/

Cocoa beans

30.5

Cotton lint

18.4

Bananas

12.1

Major imports (% share in agriculture), 20031/

Wheat

17.6

Rice, milled

16.1

Malt of barley

10.4

Land area (thousand of km²), 2004

465.4

Arable land (% of land area), 2003

12.8

Forest area (% of land area), 2005

45.6

Irrigated land (% of cropland), 2003

0.4

Local currency

Central African franc (CFA)

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 = CFA

527.5

GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$), 2004

810.0

GDP (current, US$ million), 2004

14,390.7

GDP per capita growth (annual %), 2004

2.4

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), 2002

2.8

Sectoral distribution , value added (% of GDP), 2004

agriculture

44.2

industry

16.0

manufacturing

8.1

services

39.8

Consumption

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP), 2004

11.8

Household final consumption expenditure, etc. (% of GDP), 2004

71.6

Gross domestic savings (% of GDP), 2004

16.6

Merchandise exports (current US$ million), 2004

2,700.0

Merchandise imports (current US$ million), 2004

2,100.0

Balance of merchandise trade (current US$ million), 2004

600.0

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$ million), 1995

6.7

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)

..

Expense (% of GDP)

..

Total external debt (DOD, current US$ million), 2004

9,495.9

Present value of debt (% of GNI), 2004

19.7

Total debt service (% of exports of goods and services), 1995

20.8

Offical development assistance and official aid (current US$ million), 2004

761.5

Lending interest rate (%), 2004

18.0

Deposit interest rate (%), 2004

5.0

Mobile phones (per 1,000 people), 2004

95.8

Fixed line and mobile telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2004

102.7

Telephone average cost of local call (US$ per three minutes), 1999

3.2

Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2004

10.0

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2004

10.4