Total population (million), 2004

0.6

Population growth (annual %), 2004

2.4

Population density (people per km²), 2004

263.7

Rural population (million), 2004

0.4

Rural population density (people per km²), 2003

467.4

Rural population (% of total population), 2004

64.4

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

35.0

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

7.3

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

52.0

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

70.0

Life expectancy at birth, total (years), 2004

62.9

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

..

Total labour force (million), 2004

0.2

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

40.2

Number of rural poor (million, approximate)

..

Rural population below the poverty line (%)

..

Population living below $1 a day (%)

..

Population living below $2 a day (%)

..

Population living below the national poverty line (%)

..

Income share held by lowest 20%

..

School enrolment, primary (% gross), 2004

85.5

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

Malnutrition prevalence, weight for age (% of children under 5), 2000

25.4

Malnutrition prevalence, height for age (% of children under 5), 2000

42.3

Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population), 2003

62

Per caput dietary energy supply (kcal/day), 2001-2003

1750

Health expenditure, total (% of GDP), 2003

2.7

Physicians (per 1,000 people), 2004

0.1

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

96.0

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

15.0

Agricultural labour force (% of total labour force), 20041/

72.0

Food imports (% of merchandise imports), 2000

21.9

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

37.5

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

104.6

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

105.9

Cereal yield (kg per ha), 2004

1,337.6

Major exports (% share in agriculture), 20041/

Vanilla

71.5

Cloves

28.4

Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms

0.0

Major imports (% share in agriculture), 20041/

20.4

11.1

Flour of wheat

8.6

Land area (thousand of km²), 2004

2.2

Arable land (% of land area), 2004

35.9

Forest area (% of land area), 2000

3.6

Irrigated land (% of cropland)

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Local currency

Franc (KMF)

Exchange rate: US$ 1.00 =KMF, 2004

396.2

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

560.0

GDP (current, US$ million), 2004

366.5

GDP per capita growth (annual %), 2004

-0.2

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

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

agriculture

41.1

industry

12.0

manufacturing

4.2

services

46.9

Consumption

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

18.1

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

86.1

Gross domestic savings (% of GDP), 2004

-4.2

Merchandise exports (current US$ million), 2004

15.0

Merchandise imports (current US$ million), 2004

115.0

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

-100.0

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

889.5

Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)

..

Expense (% of GDP)

..

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

305.8

Present value of debt (% of GNI), 2004

70.3

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

1.6

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

24.5

Lending interest rate (%), 2004

11.0

Deposit interest rate (%), 2004

3.5

Mobile phones (per 1,000 people), 2003

3.5

Fixed line and mobile telephone subscribers (per 1,000 people), 2003

26.5

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

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Personal computers (per 1,000 people), 2004

8.5

Internet users (per 1,000 people), 2004

13.6