Human Development Report 1995 (UNDP

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Subject: Human Development Report 1995 (UNDP).


MYANMAR (BURMA).
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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Land Area (1,000 km2 ) 1992			      = 658
Forest and Woodland (as % of land area) 1992 	      =	49.3
Arable Land (as % of land area) 1992		      =	15.3
Irrigated Land (as % of land area) 1992		      =	9.9
Deforestation (1,000 ha per year) 1989		      =	677
Annual rate of Deforestation (%) 1989		      =	2.1
Production of Fuel Wood and Charcoal 
                      (1,000 m3 per year) 1992	      =	18,632
Internal renewable water resources per capita 
                      (1,000 m3 per year) 1992	      =	24.8
Annual fresh water withdrawls per capita (m3) 1989    =	101


ENERGY CONSUMPTION
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Production as % of national energy reserves (Natural Gas) 1991	      =	0.4
Commercial Energy Production average annual growth rate 
                                               (%) 1992		      =	 -1
Commercial Energy Consumption average annual growth rate
                                               (%) 1992		      =	 -1
Commercial Energy Use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 1992	      =	 42
Commercial Energy Imports ( as % of merchandise exports) 1992	      =	  9


DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
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Estimated Population (millions) 1992		      =	43.7
                                2000		      =	51.5
Annual Population growth rate (%) 1992-2000	      =	2.1
Crude Birth rate (1992)				      =	32.5
Crude Death rate (1992)				      =	11.1
Total Fertility rate (1992)			      =	4.2

MILITARY EXPENDITURE & RESOURCE USE
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Defence expenditure - U.S $ millions - (1985 prices) 1992     =	269
Military expenditure (as % of combined education 
                      and health expenditure ) 1991	      =	222
Imports of conventional weapons 
                     (1990 prices) U.S $ millions (1992)      =	48
Total Armed Forces (Thousands) 1992			      =	286.0


DEBT
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Total external debt - U.S $ billions (1992)	      =	5.3



WEALTH, POVERTY & INVESTMENT
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Social Investment: Public expenditure 
                   on Education (as % 0f GNP) 1990	      =	1.9
Employment: Womens share of adult labour force 
                   (age 15 and above) 1994		      =	36

            Percentage of labour force in Agriculture (1992)  =	79
                                       in Industry (1992)     =	 7
                                       in Services (1992)     =	14


EDUCATION
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Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) 1990			      =	35
Secondary technical enrolment (as % of total secondary) 1991  =	1.2
Education (as % of GNP) 1990				      =	1.9
Primary & Secondary Education (as % of all levels) 1990	      =	86
Higher Education (as % of all levels) 1990		      =	13


HEALTH
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Tuberculosis (%) 1993			              = 80
Measles (%) 1993				      =	71
AIDS cases (per 100,000 people) 1993		      =	0.3
Malaria cases (per 100,000 people) 1993		      =	330
Population per Doctor (1991)			      =	12,500
Pregnant women age 15-49 with Anaemia (%) 1991	      =	60


PROFILE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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Daily Newspaper (copies per 100 people) 1992		      =	1
Gender-related development: Share of earned income (%) 
                                            Female	      =	30
                                            Male	      =	70
                                               
			    Life expetancy (years) 1992
                                            Female	      =	59.3
                                            Male	      =	56


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Myanmar is Low Human development (HDI below 0.500) and Low Income (GNP 
per capita $ 695 and below) country.

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