Main Indicators of Area and Population
Item	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Area (10 000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population (10 000 persons)	2192.9	2209.2	2227.7	2240.6	2252.1	2261
Male	1124.3	1131.3	1139.2	1144.2	1148.5
Female	1068.5	1078.0	1088.5	1096.4	1103.5
Crude Birth Rate(‰)	12.40	12.89	13.80	11.65	11.02
Crude Death Rate(‰)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Infant Mortality Rate(‰)	7.07	7.23	6.99	6.33
Fertility Rate(‰)	43	45	48	41
Natural Population Growth Rate(‰)	6.80	7.16	8.10	5.94	5.29	4.27
Marriage Rate(‰)	6.70	7.87	8.20	7.63	7.69
Divorce Rate(‰)	2.00	2.23	2.40	2.53	2.73	2.87
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
Male	72.20	72.46	72.67	72.80
Female	77.96	78.12	78.44	78.48
Age-specific Distribution (%)
0-14	21.96	21.43	21.11	20.81	20.42
15-64	69.79	70.13	70.26	70.39	70.56
65 and Over	8.26	8.44	8.62	8.81	9.02
Sex Ratio (Female=100)	105.22	104.95	104.66	104.36	104.08	104
Population Density (persons/sq.km)	606.0	610.5	615.6	619.1	622.3	625