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Basic Statistics, 2001-2002
Population 24,200,000
Rural population< /br>(% of total pop.), 1999 13.38 %
GDP per capita (PPP²) US$5,677
Global Competitiveness Index Ranking< /br> (2001-02) 62
UNDP Human Dvlpmnt. Index Ranking< /br> (2001, adjusted to GITR³ sample) 46
Main telephone lines/100 inhabitants 10.78
Telephone faults/100 main telephone lines 3.50
Internet hosts/10,000 inhabitants 6.68
Personal Computers/100 inhabitants 4.55
Piracy rate 58.00 %
% PCs connected to Internet 1.47 %
Internet users per host 58.81
Internet users/100 inhabitants 3.93
Cell phone subscribers/100 inhabitants 21.74
Avg. mnthly. cost/20 hrs. of Internet access US$25.34

* Global Information Technology Report

Source: Center for International Development at Harvard University