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1) Natural geography
 

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Area > Comparative
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

Area > Comparative to US places
slightly more than 12 times the size of Washington, DC

Area > Land

2,170 sq km

[174th of 238]

Area > Land (per capita)

2.965 sq km per 1,000 people

[191st of 227]

Area > Total

2,170 sq km

[183rd of 250]

Area > Total (per capita)

2.965 sq km per 1,000 people

[199th of 231]

Area > Water

0 sq km

[190th of 239]

Area > Water (per capita)

0 sq km per million people

[182nd of 225]

Capital city with population
Moroni (on Grande Comoro) - 23,432

Climate
tropical marine; rainy season (November to May)

Coastline

340 km

[140th of 271]

Elevation extremes > Highest point

Le Karthala 2,360 m

Elevation extremes > Lowest point

Indian Ocean 0 m

Forested Land

4.3%

[166th of 193]

Geographic coordinates

12 10 S, 44 15 E

Geography > Note
important location at northern end of Mozambique Channel

Land area > sq. km

2,230 km²

[170th of 206]

Land area > sq. km (per capita)

3.714 km² per 1,000 people

[169th of 206]

Land use > Arable land

35.87%

[15th of 258]

Land use > Other

40.81%

[240th of 258]

Land use > Permanent crops

23.32%

[10th of 258]

Largest city

Moroni

Largest city population

36,000

[157th of 174]

Largest city population (per capita)

0.054 per capita

[152nd of 174]

Largest city with population
Moroni (on Grande Comoro) - 23,432

Location
Southern Africa, group of islands at the northern mouth of the Mozambique Channel, about two-thirds of the way between northern Madagascar and northern Mozambique

Map references
Africa

Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone

200 nautical mile

[111st of 123]

Maritime claims > Territorial sea

12 nautical mile

[82nd of 191]

Natural hazards
cyclones possible during rainy season (December to April); Le Kartala on Grand Comore is an active volcano

Natural resources

NEGL

Northernmost point > Latitude

11°22'S

Population density

259.32 people per sqkm

[43rd of 256]

Population density > people per sq. km

269.28 people/m²

[36th of 204]

Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

462.54 people/km² of arable lan

[61st of 188]

Surface area > sq. km

2,230 km²

[170th of 206]

Surface area > sq. km (per capita)

3.714 km² per 1,000 people

[170th of 207]

tallest mountains > Mountain

Le Kartala

Terrain
volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills


SOURCES
CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; World Development Indicators database; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
 

Environment
 

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Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage > % of GNI

0.16 % of GNI

[145th of 179]

Adjusted savings: net forest depletion > % of GNI

0.12 % of GNI

[47th of 57]

Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage > % of GNI

0.08 % of GNI

[141st of 165]

Biodiversity richness

3

[12th of 53]

CO2 Emissions

88.7

[174th of 178]

CO2 Emissions (per capita)

0.132142 per 1,000 people

[157th of 176]

CO2 emissions > kg per 2000 PPP $ of GDP

0.09 kg/PPP$

[148th of 170]

CO2 emissions > kt

87.91 kt

[194th of 195]

CO2 emissions > kt (per capita)

0.153 kt per 1,000 people

[174th of 196]

CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating

2

[74th of 75]

Current issues
soil degradation and erosion results from crop cultivation on slopes without proper terracing; deforestation

Forest area > % of land area

2.24 % of land area

[178th of 195]

Forest area > sq. km

50 km²

[184th of 195]

Forest area > sq. km (per capita)

83.265 km² per 1,000 people

[183rd of 195]

Groundwater withdrawals

0

[126th of 188]

International agreements > Party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

International agreements > Signed but not ratified
none of the selected agreements

PM10, country level > micrograms per cubic meter

46.19 mcg/m³

[74th of 185]

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999

22

[189th of 199]

Threatened species

16

[109th of 158]

Threatened species > Mammal

3

[146th of 160]

Total renewable water resources

1.2 cu km

[20th of 31]


SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; ; World Resources Institute. 2003. Carbon Emissions from energy use and cement manufacturing, 1850 to 2000. Available on-line through the Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT) at Washington, DC: World Resources Institute; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Gregg Marland, Tom Boden, and Bob Andres, University of North Dakota, via net publication; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Jacaranda Atlas


2) Human geography

Age distribution

 Comoros Population Pyramid for 1990

Age and sex distribution for the year 1990:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 1995

Age and sex distribution for the year 1995:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 2000

Age and sex distribution for the year 2000:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 2003

Age and sex distribution for the year 2003:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 2005

Age and sex distribution for the year 2005:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 2010

Age and sex distribution for the year 2010:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 2020

Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2020:

Comoros Population Pyramid for 2050

Predicted age and sex distribution for the year 2050:


Source
US Census Bureau July 17, 2003
 

Labor
 

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CPIA building human resources rating

3

[54th of 75]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14

37.56

[11th of 89]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19

55.59

[36th of 167]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24

72.74

[85th of 166]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29

81.29

[88th of 167]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34

83.95

[84th of 165]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39

84.92

[80th of 166]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44

85.97

[74th of 167]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49

84.5

[67th of 163]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54

83.51

[44th of 166]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59

79.66

[24th of 166]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64

73.36

[15th of 166]

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus

54.75

[13th of 165]

Economic activity > Men aged 10-14

38.87

[10th of 92]

Economic activity > Men aged 15-19

58.26

[44th of 164]

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24

83.03

[89th of 166]

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29

96.21

[48th of 165]

Economic activity > Men aged 30-34

98.11

[26th of 165]

Economic activity > Men aged 35-39

98.43

[19th of 164]

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44

98.01

[22nd of 163]

Economic activity > Men aged 45-49

97.58

[25th of 167]

Economic activity > Men aged 50-54

96.56

[15th of 165]

Economic activity > Men aged 55-59

96.07

[7th of 167]

Economic activity > Men aged 60-64

92.56

[6th of 165]

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus

78.79

[6th of 162]

Economic activity > Women aged 10-14

36.19

[12th of 89]

Economic activity > Women aged 15-19

52.77

[33rd of 164]

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24

61.89

[91st of 166]

Economic activity > Women aged 25-29

65.55

[97th of 165]

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34

68.99

[89th of 167]

Economic activity > Women aged 35-39

71.24

[83rd of 165]

Economic activity > Women aged 40-44

73.83

[77th of 165]

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49

71.52

[72nd of 161]

Economic activity > Women aged 50-54

70.88

[56th of 166]

Economic activity > Women aged 55-59

64.27

[35th of 167]

Economic activity > Women aged 60-64

55.69

[25th of 165]

Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus

35.01

[17th of 167]

Economically active children, female

42.19 %

[6th of 34]

Economically active children, male

40.77 %

[9th of 34]

Economically active children, study and work

56.57 %

[24th of 34]

Economically active children, study and work, female

53.65 %

[23rd of 34]

Economically active children, study and work, male

59.51 %

[25th of 34]

Economically active children, total

41.46 %

[6th of 34]

Economically active children, work only

43.43 %

[11th of 34]

Economically active children, work only, female

46.35 %

[12th of 33]

Economically active children, work only, male

40.49 %

[10th of 34]

Female economic activity

62.5%

[40th of 156]

Female economic activity growth

-1%

[121st of 156]

Firing cost > weeks of wages

99.7 weeks of wages

[15th of 164]

force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64

59.51 %

[84th of 184]

force participation rate, male > % of male population ages 15-64

87.28 %

[33rd of 184]

force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64

73.4 %

[58th of 184]

force, female > % of total labor force

40.04 %

[114th of 184]

force, total

252,300.8

[158th of 184]

force, total (per capita)

0.42 per capita

[120th of 184]

Labor force

144,500

[7th of 132]

Labor force (per capita)

290,997.758 per million people

[12th of 131]

Labor force > By occupation

agriculture 80%

Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture

80%

[2nd of 32]

Labor force > By occupation > Industry and services

20%

[13th of 22]

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Date

March 17, 2004

Minimum Age Convention, 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age

15

[41st of 146]

Parental leave > Paid maternity leave

14 weeks

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date

October 23, 1978

Rigidity of employment index

46

[54th of 166]

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment

17 %

[150th of 174]

Unemployment rate

20%

[1st of 107]

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$

4,000,000 $

[101st of 149]

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per $ GDP)

17.249 $ per $1,000 of GDP

[26th of 166]

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ (per capita)

8.227 $ per 1,000 people

[73rd of 167]

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$

12,000,000 $

[133rd of 156]

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per $ GDP)

31.005 $ per $1,000 of GDP

[58th of 165]

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ (per capita)

19.984 $ per capita

[108th of 167]

Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$

12,212,940 BoP $

[61st of 115]

Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per $ GDP)

52,666.091 BoP $ per $1 million of

[19th of 142]

Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ (per capita)

25,119.541 BoP $ per 1,000 people

[42nd of 143]


SOURCES
World Development Indicators database; Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Minimum Age Convention, 1973 ; Wikipedia: Parental leave ; Wikipedia: Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949

People
 

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African countries by population density > area 2,170 [51st of 56]
African countries by population density > pop. dens. 283 [4th of 56]
African countries by population density > population 614,382 [49th of 56]
Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population 0.81 [36th of 185]
Age structure > 0-14 years 42.7 % [34th of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years 42.8 [34th of 226]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females 154,520 [151st of 225]
Age structure > 0-14 years > From total 42.4% [33rd of 227]
Age structure > 0-14 years > Males 155,662 [151st of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years 54.2 [191st of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years 54.3 % [191st of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Females 202,231 [162nd of 225]
Age structure > 15-64 years > From total 54.6% [186th of 227]
Age structure > 15-64 years > Males 197,178 [162nd of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over 3 % [191st of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Females 11,981 [171st of 225]
Age structure > 65 years and over > From total 3% [183rd of 227]
Age structure > 65 years and over > Males 10,203 [168th of 225]
Birth rate 35.78 births/1,000 population [36th of 226]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of rural 83 [13th of 52]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of total 83 [16th of 56]
Child Protection > Birth registration, % of urban 87 [20th of 52]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of female 28 [18th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of male 27 [19th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of poorest 20% 32 [22nd of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of richest 20% 24 [8th of 43]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of rural 27 [25th of 42]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of total 27 [20th of 46]
Child Protection > Child labour 5-14 years, % of urban 28 [8th of 42]
CPIA social protection rating 2.5 [66th of 75]
Death rate 7.76 deaths/1,000 population [116th of 226]
Education expenditures 3.8 % of GDP [6th of 55]
Ethnic groups
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
Female population > Age 10-14 41,872 [156th of 224]
Female population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.06 [53rd of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 34,719 [160th of 224]
Female population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.02 [94th of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 28,964 [162nd of 224]
Female population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.19 [131st of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 28,169 [159th of 224]
Female population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.08 [66th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 25,629 [160th of 224]
Female population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.71 [80th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 19,599 [165th of 224]
Female population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.84 [161st of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 15,437 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.23 [174th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 12,620 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.83 [175th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 10,301 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.49 [179th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 8,251 [168th of 224]
Female population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 1.19 [174th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 6,450 [167th of 224]
Female population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.93 [169th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 4,716 [170th of 224]
Female population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.68 [181st of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 3,185 [172nd of 224]
Female population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.46 [190th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 1,819 [174th of 224]
Female population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.26 [197th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 1,263 [180th of 224]
Female population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.18 [192nd of 224]
Gender development 0.505 [111st of 141]
Male population > Age 10-14 41,973 [156th of 224]
Male population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 6.07 [59th of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 34,725 [161st of 224]
Male population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 5.03 [109th of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 28,917 [162nd of 224]
Male population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 4.19 [133rd of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 28,125 [162nd of 224]
Male population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 4.07 [90th of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 26,115 [162nd of 224]
Male population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 3.78 [85th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 20,507 [165th of 224]
Male population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 2.97 [160th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 15,761 [168th of 224]
Male population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 2.28 [175th of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 10,788 [171st of 224]
Male population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 1.56 [196th of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 7,992 [173rd of 224]
Male population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 1.16 [198th of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 6,743 [171st of 224]
Male population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 0.98 [189th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 5,434 [170th of 224]
Male population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 0.79 [172nd of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 4,252 [170th of 224]
Male population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 0.62 [178th of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 2,900 [171st of 224]
Male population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.42 [176th of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 1,518 [173rd of 224]
Male population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.22 [192nd of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 1,002 [176th of 224]
Male population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.15 [185th of 224]
Median age > Female 19 years [182nd of 224]
Median age > Male 18.5 years [183rd of 224]
Median age > Total 18.7 years [184th of 224]
Nationality > Adjective Comoran
Nationality > Noun Comoran(s)
Percentage living in rural areas. 65% [44th of 193]
Percentage living in urban areas 35% [157th of 199]
Population 731,775 [160th of 242]
Population > CIA Factbook 731,775 [160th of 240]
Population ages 0-14 > % of total 41.97 % [33rd of 185]
Population ages 15-64 > % of total 55.36 % [147th of 185]
Population ages 65 and above > % of total 2.68 % [168th of 185]
Population growth > annual % 2.11 annual % [49th of 195]
Population growth rate 2.803% [22nd of 235]
Population in 2015 1,019 [152nd of 225]
Population, female > % of total 49.8 % [137th of 190]
Rights of the Child Convention > Ratification Dates 22 Jun 1993
Rights of the Child Convention > Signatories 30 Sep 1990
Rural population 378,308.4 [150th of 193]
Rural population (per capita) 0.63 per capita [52nd of 194]
Rural population growth > annual % 1.1 annual % [63rd of 193]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.97 [160th of 223]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years 0.98 male(s)/female [152nd of 224]
Sex ratio > 65 years and over 0.85 male(s)/female [72nd of 223]
Sex ratio > At birth 1.03 male(s)/female [181st of 223]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > 15–65 0.98 [148th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > at birth 1.03 [162nd of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > over 65 0.7 [161st of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total 0.99 [94th of 215]
Sex ratio > sex ratios > under 15 1.01 [185th of 215]
Sex ratio > Total population 0.98 male(s)/female [127th of 224]
Sex ratio > Under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female [194th of 224]
Total fertility rate 4.9 children born/woman [32nd of 225]
Total Population 690,948 [163rd of 227]
Total population > Age 10-14 83,845 [156th of 224]
Total population > Age 10-14 > % of the total 12.13 [55th of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 69,444 [161st of 224]
Total population > Age 15-19 > % of the total 10.05 [97th of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 57,881 [162nd of 224]
Total population > Age 20-24 > % of the total 8.38 [134th of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 56,294 [161st of 224]
Total population > Age 25-29 > % of the total 8.15 [79th of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 51,744 [161st of 224]
Total population > Age 30-34 > % of the total 7.49 [80th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 40,106 [165th of 224]
Total population > Age 35-39 > % of the total 5.8 [161st of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 31,198 [168th of 224]
Total population > Age 40-44 > % of the total 4.52 [176th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 23,408 [169th of 224]
Total population > Age 45-49 > % of the total 3.39 [193rd of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 18,293 [171st of 224]
Total population > Age 50-54 > % of the total 2.65 [196th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 14,994 [169th of 224]
Total population > Age 55-59 > % of the total 2.17 [184th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 11,884 [170th of 224]
Total population > Age 60-64 > % of the total 1.72 [173rd of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 8,968 [170th of 224]
Total population > Age 65-69 > % of the total 1.3 [180th of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 6,085 [171st of 224]
Total population > Age 70-74 > % of the total 0.88 [187th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 3,337 [175th of 224]
Total population > Age 75-79 > % of the total 0.48 [190th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 2,265 [178th of 224]
Total population > Age 80-84 > % of the total 0.33 [187th of 224]
Total Population > Female 348,160 [161st of 227]
Total Population > Male 342,788 [163rd of 227]
Urban population 222,181.1 [165th of 195]
Urban population (per capita) 0.37 per capita [143rd of 196]
Urban population growth > annual % 3.86 annual % [33rd of 195]
Urbanization 34 [159th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975 21.2% [126th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015 42.6% [126th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males 77 [105th of 144]
Women > Antenatal care coverage % 74 [96th of 133]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence % 26 [138th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males 105 [114th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted 480 [45th of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery % 62 [124th of 172]


SOURCES
Wikipedia: List of African countries by population density ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; UNICEF; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center ; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; The Office of the High Commissioner for Human RIghts; Wikipedia: Sex ratio ; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York

Mortality
 

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Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people 7.18 per 1,000 people [108th of 195]
rate, adult, female > per 1,000 female adults 188.42 per 1,000 female adults [61st of 185]
rate, adult, male > per 1,000 male adults 247.91 per 1,000 male adults [68th of 185]
rate, infant > per 1,000 live births 53 per 1,000 live births [60th of 187]
rate, under-5 > per 1,000 71 per 1,000 [58th of 187]


SOURCES
World Development Indicators database

Immigration
 

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immigrant population > Immigrants as percentage of state population 8.396 [57th of 195]
immigrant population > Number of immigrants 67,000 [129th of 195]
immigrant population > Percentage of total number of immigrants in the world >0.1%
International migration stock > % of population 11.19 % [52nd of 205]
International migration stock, total 67,185 [132nd of 205]
Net migration -10,000 [92nd of 180]
Net migration (per capita) -16.653 per 1 million people [146th of 185]
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 populati [107th of 225]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 1 [149th of 151]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum (per capita) 1.665 per 1 million people [143rd of 162]
US visa lottery winners 0 US visa lottery winners [172nd of 178]
US visa lottery winners (per capita) 0 US visa lottery winners [171st of 176]


SOURCES
Wikipedia: List of countries by immigrant population ; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; US Department of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs

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