ECONOMIC & TRADE RELATED INFO

Population

Indicators	1992/93	1993/94	1994/95	1995/96	1996/97	1997/98	1998/99
Population (in million)	51.9	53.8	54.6	56.4	58.2	59.9	61.7
Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 pop.)	45.5	44.3	44.2	44.2	44.2	44.2	44.2
Crude Mortality Rate (per 1000 pop.)	13.5	18	*15	*15	*15	*15	*15
Infant mortality	111	110	*110	*110	*110	*110	*110
Life Expectancy at Birth (per 1000 pop)	47	49	*51.7	*51.7	*51.7	*51.7	*51.7

Source: Ministry of economic Cooperation & Development; Central Statisticsal Authority

*Projections