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Indicators	Latest figures	Source
Population	159.0 million	World Bank, 2006
Population density	179 persons per sq km	World Bank, 2003
Population below income poverty line ($ 1 a day)	13.4%	World Bank, 2003
Total area (sq km)	796,100	World Bank, 2006
Sex ratio	1.05 male(s)/female	CIA World Fact book, 2005
Total adult literacy rate	49.9%	World Bank. 2005
Rural population	66.3%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Per capita income	US$ 520	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Land use
Arable land	24.44%	CIA World Fact book, 2007
Permanent crops	0.84%	CIA World Fact book, 2007
Others	74.72	CIA World Fact book, 2007
Economy and trade
GDP	US$ 128.8 billion	World Bank, 2006
Structure of economy (% of GDP)		World Bank, 2006
Agriculture	19.4%
Industry	27.2%
Manufacturing	19.5%
Services	53.4%
Exports (% of GDP)	15.5%	World Bank, 2006
Value of total exports	US$ 16,764 million	World Bank, 2006
Major exports		World Bank, 2006
1.Cotton	US$ 124 million
2. Rice	US$ 1,011 million
3.Manufactures	US$ 9,881 million
Main Export partners	US, UAE, Afghanistan, China, UK	CIA World Fact book, 2007
Imports (% of GDP)	24.4%	World Bank, 2006
Value of total imports	US$ 23,967 million	World Bank, 2006
Major imports		World Bank, 2006
1.Food	US$ 783 million
2.Fuel and energy	US$ 3,010 million	World Bank, 2004
3. Capital goods	US$ 3,585 million	World Bank, 2004
Main import partners	China, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Japan, Kuwait, Germany	CIA World Fact book, 2007
Balance of trade	(-) US$ 7,203 million	World Bank 2006
Development indicators
Life expectancy	64.9 years	World Bank 2005
Population with sustainable access to improved sanitation	62%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Infant mortality	79/1,000 live births	World Bank 2005
Population with sustainable access to an improved water source	90%	UNDP Human Development Report, 2004
Net primary enrolment ratio	56%	Unicef, 2003
Energy Usage
Petroleum Consumption (Thousand Barrels per Day)	345	EIA, 2006
Natural Gas Consumption (Billion Cubic Feet)	1088	EIA, 2005
Coal Consumption (Million Short Tons)	9	EIA, 2005
Net Electricity Consumption (Billion Kilowatthours)	67	EIA, 2005
Primary Energy Consumption (Quadrillion Btu)	2	EIA, 2005
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO2)		EIA, 2005
From Consumption of Fossil Fuels	121.49	EIA, 2005

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Part A.1		Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary			Total	Ag	Non-Ag	WTO member since				1995
Simple average final bound			59.9	95.6	54.6	Binding coverage:			Total	98.7
Simple average MFN applied		2006	14.3	16.3	14.0				Non-Ag	99.1
Trade weighted average		2005	13.1	15.2	12.8	Ag: Tariff quotas (in %)				0
Imports in billion US$		2005	25.0	3.2	21.8	Ag: Special safeguards (in % )				0

Frequency distribution		Duty-free	0 <= 5	5 <= 10	10 <= 15	15 <= 25	25 <= 50	50 <= 100	> 100	NAV
Frequency distribution		Tariff lines and import values (in %)								in %
Agricultural products
Final bound		0	3.3	0	0.3	0.1	0.5	90.3	1.8	0
MFN applied	2006	0	32.2	15.4	13.6	34.5	1.9	2.3	0.0	5.0
Imports	2005	0	39.0	28.3	1.9	6.1	24.5	0.1	0.1	25.5
Non-agricultural products
Final bound		0	1.9	0.0	1.8	14.8	18.3	62.3	0	0
MFN applied	2006	0	40.0	14.5	5.2	38.1	1.5	0.6	0	0.1
Imports	2005	0	55.1	15.8	2.0	18.9	5.7	2.4	0	2.3

Part A.2		Tariffs and imports by product groups
		Final bound duties				MFN applied duties			Imports
Product groups		AVG	Duty-free	Max	Binding	AVG	Duty-free	Max	Share	Duty-free
			in %		in %		in %		in %	in %
Animal products		93.0	0	100	93.5	14.5	0	25	0.0	0
Dairy products		100.0	0	100	100	25.0	0	25	0.1	0
Fruit, vegetables, plants		100.0	0	200	100	15.4	0	119	1.3	0
Coffee, tea		108.3	0	150	100	12.1	0	25