Reuters AlertNet Lite

PEOPLE

Language
German (official) and local idalects which, in spite of restrictions, are regaining popularity. Turkish, Kurdish.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	82.2 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	83.2 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	82.9 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	82.7 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	82.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	82.6 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	82.5 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	82.4 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	82.3 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
70.5 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
German 91 percent; there are also Turkish, Kurdish and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Protestant (32 percent) in the north and east; Catholics make up 33 percent of the population. There are also Muslim and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	75.3 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	75.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	75.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	75.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	75.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	75.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	75.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	75.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1918
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
98 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	14.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	14.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	14.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	15.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	15.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	15.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +1, Summer Time GMT +2

Climate description
Temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind.

Currency
Euro

Telephone dialling code
(+) 49

Driving (left/right)
Right

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	79.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	76.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	75.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	74.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	74.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	81.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	81.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	81.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	81.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	80.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	No data available percent
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	No data available percent
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	4 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	8 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	22	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	21	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	20	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	19	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	18	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	17	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	No data available percent

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	No data available percent

Literacy - average

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	99.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	626 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	649 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	662 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	665 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	662 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	659 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	653 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	637 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	612 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1304 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1180 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1040 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	962 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	866 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	787 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	719 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	683 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	587 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	757 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	720 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	690 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	650 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	610 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	540 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	490 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	315 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	301 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	14 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	16	Transparency International 2007
2006	16	Transparency International
2005	16	Transparency International
2004	15	Transparency International
2003	16	Transparency International
2002	18 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	20	Transparency International
2000	17	Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	38990 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	36870 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	34980 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	30890 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	25610 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	22980 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	24020 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	25510 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	3317.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2913.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2791.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	2745.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	2442.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	2016.9 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1891.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1900.2 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	2.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	0.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	1.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	-0.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	1.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	3.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	1.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	0.6 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	0.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	1.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	1.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	-0.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.2 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
22.1 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	337 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	337 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	363 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	354 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)

2007	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003	0.1 percent	U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	6 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	7 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	7 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	8 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	9 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	10 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	11 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	166	UNHCR
2007	129	UNHCR
2006	114	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	78	UNHCR
2004	78	UNHCR
2003	725	UNHCR
2002	928	UNHCR
2001	1033	UNHCR
2000	1183	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	582735	UNHCR
2007	578879	UNHCR
2006	605406	UNHCR
2005	700016	UNHCR
2004	876622	UNHCR
2003	960395	UNHCR
2002	980000	UNHCR
2001	903000	UNHCR
2000	906000	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2004	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	4.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	4.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	8.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	8.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	8.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	8.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	8.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003