| 
   20-45 Research and Development Institutions and Personnel in the Fields of Basic Sciences in Universities and Colleges (1998)  | 
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| 
   Field of Study  | 
  
   
  | 
  
   Number of Persons  | 
  
   | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   Number of  | 
  
   Engaged in Research  | 
  
   Scientists  | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   Institutions  | 
  
   and Development  | 
  
   and  | 
 
| 
   | 
  
   
  | 
  
   (person.year)  | 
  
   Engineers  | 
 
| 
   Total  | 
  
   1487  | 
  
   24943  | 
  
   23651  | 
 
| 
   Natural Sciences  | 
  
   270  | 
  
   4516  | 
  
   4350  | 
 
| 
   Engineering  | 
  
   641  | 
  
   12438  | 
  
   11682  | 
 
| 
   Medical Science  | 
  
   372  | 
  
   5911  | 
  
   5676  | 
 
| 
   Agriculture  | 
  
   204  | 
  
   2078  | 
  
   1943  |