Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 7.1
Selected characteristics of LDCS
in three continents.
Country
P
er capita GNP(1993)
Agric.(%)*
Urban (%)*
P
op. growth (%)
Latin America
Argentina
7290
6
86.1
1.2
Chile
3070
15
84.6
1.6
Brazil
3020
11
75.2
1.9
Dominican Rep.
1080
18
n.a.
1.9
Ecuador
1170
12
56.3
2.4
Honduras
580
20
n.a.
3.0
Paraguay
1500
24
47.5
2.9
Peru
1490
20
69.8
2.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso
300
8
15.2
2.8
Cameroon
770
22
40.3
3.0
Chad
200
44
31.6
2.5
Côte d'lvoire
630
37
40.4
3.8
Ethiopia
100
48
12.3
3.0
Ghana
430
47
34.0
3.2
Kenya
270
29
23.6
2.6
Mozambique
80
33
26.8
2.6
Zambia
370
29
42.0
3.1
South and Southeast Asia
Bangladesh
220
33
16.4
2.2
Bhutan
170
41
5.3
2.2
India
290
31
25.5
2.1
Laos
290
51
18.6
2.9
Pakistan
430
25
32.0
3.1
Sri Lanka
600
25
21.4
1.3
Vietnam
170
29
19.9
2.4
NICs in southeast Asia
Japan
31,450
2
77.2
0.4
Malaysia
3,160
16
43.0
2.4
South Korea
7,670
7
72.1
1.0
Singapore
19,310
0
100.0
1.9
Indonesia
730
19
28.8
1.8
Philippines
8
30
2
2
4
2.7
2
.3
Source: World Bank Atlas 1993, UN Slatistical Yearbook
38,
1990-91.
*Agricultural and urban populations as percentage of total population.
