Population (2004): 139.2 million
Rural population (2004): 75.3%
GDP per capita US$ (2004): $ 406
Population living on less than $1 a day (2004): 36%
Population living on less than $2 a day (2004): 82.8%
Annual CO2 emissions per person (2003): 0.3 tons
Children underweight for age 5 (2004): 48 %
Access to grid electricity (2002): 20.4 %
Communication
Paved roads: 15,603 km
Earthen roads: 1,89,679 km
Length of inland waterways: 24,000 km
No. of passenger carried (In year): 87.80 million
Goods transported through rivers: 50 %
Passengers transported through rivers: 21%
Agriculture
Agricultural workers (1990): 65.2 %
Female employment in agriculture (2003): 77%
Male employment in agriculture (2003): 53%
Average annual fertilizer use (1999): 1,300,000 metric tons
Technology Use
Telephone mainlines per 1,000 people (2004): 6
Cellular subscribers per 1,000 people (2003): 31
Internet users per 1,000 people (2003): 2
Computer ownership per 100 people: 0.782
