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Summary statistics
Region 2015 Eastern Africa  
Surface area (sq km) 2014 2513  
Population (proj., 000) 2016 867  
Pop. density (per sq km) 2016 346.9  
Capital city 2015 Saint-Denis  
Capital city pop. (000) 2015 144 2014.  
Currency 2015 Euro (EUR)  
Economic indicators
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) 2014 4.3 Excluding the institutional population. Break in the time series. 2012.  
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) 2010 4.2 Excluding the institutional population. Persons aged 15 to 64 years.  
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed) 2005 ... Excluding the institutional population.  
Employment: Industry (% of employed) 2014 12.7 Excluding the institutional population. Break in the time series. 2012.  
Employment: Industry (% of employed) 2010 14.1 Excluding the institutional population. Persons aged 15 to 64 years.  
Employment: Industry (% of employed) 2005 ... Excluding the institutional population.  
Employment: Services and other (% of employed) 2014 81.7 Excluding the institutional population. Break in the time series. 2012.  
Employment: Services and other (% of employed) 2010 67.1 Excluding the institutional population. Persons aged 15 to 64 years.  
Employment: Services and other (% of employed) 2005 ... Excluding the institutional population.  
Unemployment (% of labour force) 2014 29.6 Estimate.  
Unemployment (% of labour force) 2010 28.9 Estimate.  
Unemployment (% of labour force) 2005 30.1 Estimate.  
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) 2014 48.4/60.4 Estimate.  
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) 2010 49.1/62.2 Estimate.  
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %) 2005 49.8/64.5 Estimate.  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2014 127  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2010 121  
CPI: Consumer price index (2000=100) 2005 110  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2014 107 2013.  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 104  
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 99  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2014 107 2013.  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2010 104  
Food production index (2004-2006=100) 2005 99  
Major trading partners (% of exports) 2015 ...  
Major trading partners (% of imports) 2015 ...  
Social indicators
Population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 0.7  
Urban population (%) 2015 95.0  
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) 2010-2015 1.4  
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 2010-2015 2.2  
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 2010-2015 82.9/76.0  
Total dependency ratio (Pop. aged 0-14 & 65+ per 100 pop. 15-64) 2015 51  
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) mid-2015 127.2/14.8  
Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) 2014 406  
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births) 2010-2015 4  
Environmental indicators
Threatened species 2015 126  
Forested area (% of land area) 2013 35.1 Estimate.  
CO2 emission estimates (000 tons/tons per capita) 2013 4316/5.1  
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 2013 8 Estimate.  
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 2013 70.0 Estimate.  
Terrestrial and marine areas protected (% of total area) 2014 23.5  
Population using improved drinking water sources (urban/rural, %) 2015 99.2/97.8  
Population using improved sanitation facilities (urban/rural, %) 2015 98.4/95.3  
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