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Appendix 2. Socio-economic data of the Asian Pacific region by sub-region and country

TABLE 2: SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA OF THE ASIAN PACIFIC REGION





Population


Land

Population

Density

Ann Growth

Ann Rate of Growth

GNP

Gross National Product

Average

Area

Total 1990

Total 1994

1990

1980-90

81-90

85-94

1994

Per Capita ($US)

Annual Growth (%)

Inflation

000 ha

000 inh

000 inh

inh/km²

000 inh/yr

%

%

$US

1990

1994

81-90

85-94

85-94 (%)

ASIA PACIFIC REGION/SUB-REGION

SOUTH ASIA


Bangladesh

13,017

115,594

117,787

888.0

2,737

2.7

2.0

26,636

210

230

1.9

2.1

6.6


Bhutan

4,700

1,427

675

30.4

26

2.0

na

272

190

na

6.8

na

8.2


India

297,319

853,373

913,600

287.0

16,452

2.2

2.0

278,739

360

310

3.3

2.9

9.7


Maldives



246




3.2

221


900


6.5

10.7


Nepal

13,680

19,143

21,360

139.9

429

2.6

2.6

4,174

180

200

2.1

2.2

12.0


Pakistan

77,068

122,666

126,284

159.1

3,737

3.7

2.8

55,565

400

440

3.2

1.6

8.8


Sri Lanka

6,463

17,209

18,125

266.3

239

1.5

1.3

116,634

470

640

2.5

2.8

11.0


SUBTOTAL

412,267

1,129,412

1,198,077

274.0

23,620

2.4


482,241

347


3.2



CONTINENTAL SE ASIA

Cambodia

17,652

8,246

9,968

46.7

185

2.6

3.1

na

170

na

0.0

na

na


Laos

23,080

4,071

4,742

17.6

87

2.4

3.1

1,496

200

320

1.2

2.1

24.2


Myanmar

65,797

41,675

45,555

63.3

785

2.1

2.1

na

na

na

na

na

25.1


Thailand

51,089

55,702

58,718

109.0

898

1.8

1.6

129,864

1,420

2,210

5.9

8.2

5.1


Viet Nam

32,549

67,171

72,500

206.4

1,347

2.3

2.1

13,775

na

190

na

na

102.6


SUBTOTAL

190,167

176,865

191,483

93.0

3,302

2.1


145,135

1,195


5.6



NORTH ASIA


China

932,641

1,139,060

1,190,918

122.1

14,293

1.3

1.4

630,202

370

530

2.1

6.9

9.6


Hong Kong



5,833




0.7

126,286


21,650


5.3

9.0


Japan

36,460

123,540

124,782

338.8

601

0.5

0.4

4,321,136

25,840

34,630

4.3

3.2

1.3


Korea, DPR

12,045

21,773

23,472

180.8

351

1.8

1,8

na

na

na

na

na

na


Korea, Rep

9,902

42,793

44,563

432.2

467

1.2

1.0

366,484

5,401

8,220

12.9

7.8

6.8


Macau



395




3.7

na




na

9.3


Mongolia

156,560

2,190

2,363

1.4

53

1.4

2.4

801

na

340

na

-3.3

45.7


SUBTOTAL

1,147,608

1,329,356

1,392,326

115.8

15,765



5,444,909

31,611





INSULAR SE ASIA


Brunei/
Darussalam

527

266

279

50.5

8

3.7

2.3

3,975

na

14,240

na

-1.5

0.2


Indonesia

181,157

180,514

189,907

99.6

2,956

1.8

1.6

167,632

560

880

3.9

6.0

8.9


Malaysia

32,855

17,339

19,498

52.8

358

2.3

2.5

68,674

2,330

3,520

2.9

5.7

3.1


Philippines

29,817

62,409

66,188

209.3

1,409

2.6

2.1

63,311

730

960

-1.2

1.8

9.9


Singapore

61

2,712

2,819

4,445.9

30

1.2

1.1

65,842

11,088

23,360

4.8

6.9

3.9


SUBTOTAL

244,417

263,240

278,691

107.7

4,761

2.0


369,434

826


2.6



OCEANIA-S. PACIFIC


Am. Samoa

20

33

53

165.0

1

2.0

3.3

na

na

na

na

na

na


Australia

754,402

17,090

17,841

23

236

1.5

1.5

320,705

16,560

17,980

2.8

1.2

4.1


Christmas Island















Cocos Island















Cook Island















East Timor















Fiji

1,827

726

771

39.7

9

1.4

1.4

1,785

1,780

2,320

1.5

2.0

5.3


French Polynesia

366

198

215

54.1

5

2.7

2.4

na

na

na

na

na

na


Guam

55

134

147

243.6

3

2.3

2.3

na

na

na

na

na

na


Kiribati

73

71

77

97.3

1

2.0

1.5

56

720

730

2.4

-1.0

5.1


Marshall Islands



52




3.0

88


1,680


na

5.6


Micronesia



107




1.8

202


1,890


na

4.5


Nauru















Mew Caledonia

1,828

168

178

92

3

1.8

1.6

na

na

na

na

na

na


New Zealand

26,784

3,350

3,531

12.5

26

0,8

0.9

46,578

12,570

13,190

1.0

0.5

4.7


Niue

26

2

na

7.7


-4.0



na

na

na


na


Nofolk Island















North Mariana Isl.



46




na

na


na


na

na


Pacific Islands

178

na

na


na




na

na

na


na


Palau















Papua New Guinea

45,286

4,011

4,205

8.9

93

2.7

2.2

4,857

850

1,160

-0.7

2.1

4.1


Pitcairn















Samoa

283

158

53

55.8


0.2

3.3

na

na

na

na

na

na


Solomon Islands

2,799

320

366

11,4

9

3.5

3.4

291

590

800

6.7

1.8

11.2


Tokelau















Tonga

72

96

98

133.3


0.4

0.8

160

1,020

1,640

2.2

0.1

8.6


Tavalu















Vanuatu

1,219

150

165

123

3

2.6

2.5

189

1,100

1,150

2.6

-0.9

5.5


Wake Island















Wallis & Futuna Isl.















SUBTOTAL

835,218

26,507

27,905

32

389



na







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