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    General Information
    Region    Caribbean
    Population (000, 2020)   11 402
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   413.7
    Capital city    Port-au-Prince
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 704.2b
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   27 750a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.4
    National currency    Gourde (HTG)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   92b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)6 7088 3559 287c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)-5.51.21.5c
    GDP per capita (current US$)674.2781.2834.9c
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)25.717.318.6c
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)27.434.731.7c
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)32.633.232.6c
    Employment in agricultured (% of employed)33.630.328.3
    Employment in industryd (% of employed)6.57.16.6
    Employment in servicesd (% employed)59.962.665
    Unemploymentd (% of labour force)15.41413.9
    Labour force participation rated (female/male pop. %)59.3 / 71.661.2 / 72.062.1 / 72.9
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100139181a
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)132159155e
    International trade: exportsd (million current US$)5791 018746b
    International trade: importsd (million current US$)3 1473 5233 118b
    International trade: balanced (million current US$)- 2 568- 2 505- 2 372b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-102-271-343c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratef (average annual %)1.61.41.3
    Urban population (% of total population)47.552.456.2b
    Urban population growth ratef (average annual %)3.73.3...
    Fertility rate, totalf (live births per woman)3.63.33
    Life expectancy at birthf (females/males, years)61.6 / 57.763.5 / 59.365.7 / 61.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)36.3 / 6.534.4 / 7.132.5 / 7.7
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)17.2 / 0.218.0 / 0.218.8 / 0.2b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)~0.0g~0.03h,b
    Infant mortality ratef (per 1 000 live births)63.86154.3
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.18.6i8a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)...0.10.2c
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)...3.22.4e
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)6.8106.7c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)4.14.22.5j,k
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)8.4d12.2d32.5c
    Threatened species (number)137169269
    Forested aread (% of land area)3.73.53.5a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)2.1 / 0.23.2 / 0.33.3 / 0.3a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)131139142a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)161717a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersl,m (000)255516447c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)24.336.841b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)43.4911.9310.26c
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