Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion and exhaustion
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Environmental Modification, Law
of the Sea; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification
People ———
Population: 144,128 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 40% (male 29,103; female 28,633)
15-64 years: 55% (male 39,749; female 39,960)
65 years and over: 5% (male 2,973; female 3,710) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.58% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 34.39 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 8.55 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.99 male(s)/female (1996 est.)