Main Indicators of Area and Population
Item	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Area (10000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population (10000 persons)	2209.2	2227.7	2240.6	2252.1	2260.5	2269.0
Male	1131.3	1139.2	1144.2	1148.5	1151.5
Female	1078.0	1088.5	1096.4	1103.5	1108.9
Crude Birth Rate(‰)	12.89	13.80	11.65	11.02	10.06
Crude Death Rate(‰)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8
Infant Mortality Rate(‰)	7.23	6.99	6.33
Fertility Rate(‰)	45	48	41	39	36
Natural Population Growth Rate(‰)	7.16	8.10	5.94	5.29	4.27	3.59
Marriage Rate(‰)	7.87	8.20	7.63	7.69	7.60
Divorce Rate(‰)	2.23	2.40	2.53	2.73	2.87	2.77
Life Expectancy at Birth (years)
Male	72.46	72.67	72.80	72.45	73.34
Female	78.12	78.44	78.48	78.39	79.33
Age-specific Distribution (%)
0-14	21.43	21.11	20.81	20.42	19.83
15-64	70.13	70.26	70.39	70.56	70.94
65 and Over	8.44	8.62	8.81	9.02	9.24
Sex Ratio (Female=100)	104.95	104.66	104.36	104.08	103.84	104.00
Population Density (persons/sq.km)	610.5	615.6	619.1	622.3	624.6	627.0