A. THE ESCAP REGION = 1
B. DATA SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS = 3
C. DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS = 4
1. Population size = 4
2. Population growth = 5
3. Gender balance = 6
4. Age structure = 8
D. FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS = 12
1. Family/household structure = 12
2. Household/family heads = 15
3. Family formation = 17
E. HEALTH STATUS = 27
1. Health infrastructure = 27
2. Morbidity patterns = 28
3. Mortality trends = 31
F. EDUCATION AND LITERACY = 36
1. Education systems and facilities = 36
2. Educational participations = 37
3. Educational attainment = 44
G. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY = 47
1. Concepts and definitions = 47
2. Labour-force participation = 50
3. Employed persons = 51
4. Unemployed persons = 59
H. PUBLIC LIFE = 62
1. General background = 62
2. Politics = 63
3. Public administration = 68
ANNEX TABLES = 71
REFERENCES = 106
B. DATA SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS = 3
C. DEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS = 4
1. Population size = 4
2. Population growth = 5
3. Gender balance = 6
4. Age structure = 8
D. FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS = 12
1. Family/household structure = 12
2. Household/family heads = 15
3. Family formation = 17
E. HEALTH STATUS = 27
1. Health infrastructure = 27
2. Morbidity patterns = 28
3. Mortality trends = 31
F. EDUCATION AND LITERACY = 36
1. Education systems and facilities = 36
2. Educational participations = 37
3. Educational attainment = 44
G. ECONOMIC ACTIVITY = 47
1. Concepts and definitions = 47
2. Labour-force participation = 50
3. Employed persons = 51
4. Unemployed persons = 59
H. PUBLIC LIFE = 62
1. General background = 62
2. Politics = 63
3. Public administration = 68
ANNEX TABLES = 71
REFERENCES = 106