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EU-25
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Area (1000 km2):
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301,2
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Total population (1.1.2003):
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57.844.017
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Inhabitants per km2:
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192
|
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FERTILITY
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Total fertility rate
(children per woman) :
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1,25
|
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MORTALITY
|
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Life expectancy at birth (2002) :
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Males: 76,8
|
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Females: 82,9
|
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NUPTIALITY
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Crude marriage rate (per 1000 population)
:
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4,5 |
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POPULATION CHANGE (2002)
|
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Natural increase (per 1000 population)
(*2):
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-29,1
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Net migration (per 1000 population) (*3)
:
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107,1
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EDUCATION
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% of the population aged 25-64 having completed upper
secondary education (2002)
|
44,3 |
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EDUCATION EXPENDITURE (2001)
|
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Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP
(*4) :
|
4.98 p
|
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GDP (2003) (*5)
|
|
in millions of euro (*6) :
|
1.300.926
|
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PPS/inhabitant (*6) :
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23.580
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STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY IN % (2002):
|
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Agriculture, forestry and fishing :
|
2,6
|
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Total industry : |
22,1 |
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Construction : |
5 |
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Services:
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70,4
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IMPORTS (2002)
|
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Total
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EU-15
|
AC-10
|
(in mio EUR)
|
(in mio EUR)
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% of total
|
(in mio EUR)
|
% of total
|
260.997
|
148.881
|
57
|
8.898
|
3,4
|
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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
|
269.094
|
143.741
|
53,4
|
14.449
|
5,4
|
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CONSUMER PRICES (2003)
|
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Percentage change t/t-12 (December/December) (*7)
:
|
3
|
|
Inflation (GDP deflator) : |
2,9 |
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POVERTY (*8)
|
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% of population below 50% of median income
:
|
14,2
|
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN % (2003) (*9)
|
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Total
|
Males
|
Females
|
8,4
|
6,6
|
11,2
|
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS AS % of GDP
(2003) (*10)
|
|
Total general government expenditure:
|
48,5
|
|
Total general government receipts:
|
45,9 |
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(1*) estimates for 2003
|
(2*) Natural increase: difference between the number of live
births and the number of deaths
|
(3*) Net migration: calculated by taking the difference
between total population increase and natural increase
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(4*) p = provisional
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(5*) Gross domestic products at market prices
|
(6*) provisional
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(7*) Change over a period of 12 months
|
(8*) Data refer to most recent year available during the
period 1990-2000
|
(9*) October 2003
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(10*) 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. |
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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