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COUNTRY PROFILE
Surface Area: 181,000 square kilometers (approximately the size
of Missouri)
Population: 13,810,000 inhabitants
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2002 Basic Indicators |
Cambodia |
Vietnam |
Thailand |
USA |
| Under 5
mortality rate per 1,000 live births |
138 |
39 |
28 |
8 |
| Infant (under
1 yr) mortality rate per 1,000 live births |
96 |
30 |
24 |
7 |
| Life
expectancy (years) |
57 |
69 |
69 |
77 |
| Total adult
literacy rate |
68 |
93 |
96 |
-- |
| Gross
National Income per capita (US $) |
280 |
430 |
1980 |
35,060 |
| % of
under-fives suffering from underweight |
45% |
33% |
19% |
1% |
| % of
under-fives suffering from stunting |
45% |
36% |
16% |
2% |
| % of
population using improved drinking water sources |
30% |
77% |
84% |
100% |
| % of
population using adequate sanitation facilities |
17% |
47% |
96% |
100% |
| Children
(0-14 yrs) orphaned by AIDS |
52,000 |
22,000 |
289,000 |
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| % of
population under 18 years old |
50.32% |
38.35% |
30.96% |
25.92% |
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% of population under 5 years old |
15.11% |
9.50% |
8.47% |
7.08% |
(Source:
UNICEF)
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