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EU-25
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Area (1000 km2):
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49
|
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Total population (1.1.2003):
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5.379.161
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Inhabitants per km2:
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109,7
|
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FERTILITY
|
|
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Total fertility rate
(children per woman) :
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1,2
|
|
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MORTALITY
|
|
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Life expectancy at birth (2002) :
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Males: 69,5
|
|
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Females: 77,6
|
|
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NUPTIALITY
|
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Crude marriage rate (per 1000 population)
:
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4,4 |
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POPULATION CHANGE (2002)
|
|
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Natural increase (per 1000 population)
(*1):
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-0,7
|
|
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Net migration (per 1000 population) (*2)
:
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0,9
|
|
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EDUCATION
|
|
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% of the population aged 25-64 having completed upper
secondary education (2002)
|
85,8 |
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EDUCATION EXPENDITURE (2001)
|
|
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Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP
(*3) :
|
4.03 p
|
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GDP (2003) (*4)
|
|
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in millions of euro (*5) :
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29.294
|
|
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PPS/inhabitant (*5) :
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11.900
|
|
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STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY IN % (2002):
|
|
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing :
|
4,4
|
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| Total industry : |
25,8 |
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| Construction : |
5,3 |
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Services:
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64,5
|
|
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IMPORTS (2002)
|
|
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Total
|
EU-15
|
AC-10
|
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(in mio EUR)
|
(in mio EUR)
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% of total
|
(in mio EUR)
|
% of total
|
|
17.581
|
8.846
|
50,3
|
3.882
|
22,1
|
|
|
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EXPORTS (2002)
|
|
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Total
|
EU-15
|
AC-10
|
|
(in mio EUR)
|
(in mio EUR)
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% of total
|
(in mio EUR)
|
% of total
|
|
15.306
|
9.274
|
60,6
|
4.212
|
27,5
|
|
|
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CONSUMER PRICES (2003)
|
|
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Percentage change t/t-12 (December/December) (*6)
:
|
3,4
|
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| Inflation (GDP deflator) : |
4 |
|
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POVERTY (*7)
|
|
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% of population below 50% of median income
:
|
2,1
|
|
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN % (2003)
|
|
|
Total
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Males
|
Females
|
|
16,6
|
16,3
|
16,9
|
|
|
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS AS % of GDP
(2003) (*8)
|
|
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Total general government expenditure:
|
43,6
|
|
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Total general government receipts:
|
41,6 |
|
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(1*) Natural increase: difference between the number of live
births and the number of deaths
|
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(2*) Net migration: calculated by taking the difference
between total population increase and natural increase
|
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(3*) p = provisional
|
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(4*) Gross domestic products at market prices
|
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(5*) provisional
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(6*) Change over a period of 12 months
|
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(7*) Data refer to most recent year available during the
period 1990-2000
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(8*) provisional
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| Remark: PPS = Purchasing Power Standard. By using PPS
differences in price levels are eliminated, making a comparison of the volume
of GDP possible. |
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Sources:
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New Cronos, EUROSTAT
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New Cronos - theme 2
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Enlargement Papers No 20, Commission
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COMEXT, EUROSTAT
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Statistics in focus - No 20/2003, EUROSTAT
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Comext2-Comtrade
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Human Development Report 2003, UNDP
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