Main Indicators of Area and Population
Item	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Area (10 000 sq.km)	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Year-end Population (10 000 persons)	2152.5	2174.3	2192.9	2209.2	2227.8	2241
Male	1106.6	1116.3	1124.3	1131.3	1139.2
Female	1045.9	1057.9	1068.5	1078.0	1088.5
Crude Birth Rate (%o)	15.2	15.1	12.4	12.89	13.80
Crude Death Rate (%o)	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7
Infant Mortality Rate (%o)	5.8	5.7	6.3
Fertility Rate (%o)	54.0	53.0	43.0	45.0
Natural Population Growth Rate (%o)	9.5	9.5	6.8	7.16	8.08	5.94
Marriage Rate (%o)	7.9	7.7	6.7	7.87	8.20
Divorce Rate (%o)	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.23	2.37	2.53
Life Expectancy at Birth (Year)
Male	73.7	73.9	73.1
Female	79.7	79.9	79.2
Age-specific Distribution (%)
0-14	23.1	22.6	22.0	21.43	21.10
15-64	69.0	69.3	69.8	70.13	70.30
65 and Over	7.9	8.1	8.3	8.44	8.60
Non-agricultural Population as %
of Total Population (%)	82.7	82.8	83.0
Population Density (persons/sq.km)	594.9	603.9	606.0	610.5	616	619