UNITED NATIONS
Economic Commission
for Africa

NATIONS UNIES
Commission Économique
pour l'Afrique

SUBREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (ECA/SRDC-SA)


Statistical Annex

ANNEX II

Table II.1: Basic Indicators

 

Country

Land Area (Km2)

Population (Million)

Population Growth  Rate (%) Average

1990

1995

2000

Angola

1,247,000

10.02

11.55

12.87

2.7

Botswana

585,000

1.30

1.46

1.62

3.3

Lesotho

30,355

1.78

1.93

2.15

2.6

Malawi

118,484

9.14

9.37

10.92

3.2

Mauritius

1,865

1.06

1.12

1.16

1.0

Mozambique

790,380

14.80

15.40

19.68

3.0

Namibia

824,269

1.34

1.69

1.73

3.0

South Africa

1,223,201

33.27

39.48

40.38

1.9

Swaziland

17,000

0.77

0.91

1.00

2.7

Zambia

752,614

7.80

9.10

10.04

3.2

Zimbabwe

390,757

9.80

11.53

11.67

3.1

Total/Average

9,274,789

152.91

175.92

192.48

2.6

Sources:  UN, World Population Prospects, 1999 Revision.

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