Appendix 1-1    Main Indicators of Area and Population
           
Item 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
           
Area               (10 000 sq.km) 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6
Year-end Population (10 000 persons)              2174.3 2192.9 2209.2 2227.7 2240.6
    Male                           1116.4 1124.3 1131.3 1139.2 1144.2
    Female                         1057.9 1068.5 1078.0 1088.5 1096.4
Crude Birth Rate             (‰) 15.10 12.40 12.89 13.80 11.65
Crude Death Rate             (‰) 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7
Infant Mortality Rate        (‰) 7.12 7.07 7.23 6.99
Fertility Rate               (‰) 53 43 45 48
Natural Population Growth Rate (‰) 9.50 6.80 7.16 8.10 5.94
Marriage Rate                (‰) 7.70 6.70 7.87 8.20 7.63
Divorce Rate                 (‰) 1.80 2.00 2.23 2.40 2.53
Life Expectancy at Birth   (years)               
    Male                           71.93 72.20 72.46 72.63
    Female                         77.81 77.96 78.12 78.30
Age-specific Distribution    ()               
     0-14 22.60 21.96 21.43 21.11 20.81
    15-64 69.34 69.79 70.13 70.26 70.39
    65 and Over                    8.06 8.26 8.44 8.62 8.81
Non-agricultural Population as %               
  of Total Population        (%) 82.9 83.0 83.0
Population Density (persons/sq.km) 600.8 606.0 610.5 615.6 619.1