Eastern Asia
China 1995 26.1 1992 83/83 1.8 1990 95
Dem. People's
Rep. of
Korea (25)
.. .. 1990/92 62/53 (26) 2.0 1990 70
Japan (27) 1995 13.4 1994 59/53 (28) 1.4 1990 18
Mongolia 1996 25.9 1994 61/25 (19) 2.6 1990 65
Republic of Korea 1996 19.6
(29)
1991 79/70 (12) 1.6 1990 130
South-eastern Asia
Brunei Darussalam .. .. .. .. 2.8 1990 60
Cambodia .. .. .. .. 4.6 1990 900
Indonesia .. .. 1994 55/52 2.6 1990 650
Lao People's
Democratic
Republic
(11)
.. .. 1993 19/15 (30) 5.8 1990 650
Malaysia .. .. 1988 48/31 3.2 1990 80
Myanmar .. .. 1992 17/14 (14) 2.4 1990 580
Philippines (11) .. .. 1993 40/25 3.6 1990 280
Singapore 1996 15.9 1982 74/73 (12) 1.7 1990 10
Thailand (5) .. .. 1993 74/72 (12) 1.7 1990 200
Viet Nam 1996 83.3
(31)
1994 65/44 2.6 1990 160
South Central Asia
Afghanistan (32) .. .. 1972/73 2/2 (9,12) 6.9 1990 1 700
Bangladesh 1995/96 3.8 1996/97 49/42 (33) 3.1 1990 850
Bhutan (34) .. .. 1994 19/19 (19) 5.5 1990 1 600
India 1995/96 2.7 1992/93 41/36 (35) 3.1 1990 570
Iran (Islamic
Republic of)
(11)
.. .. 1992 65/45 (12) 2.8 1990 120
Kazakhstan 1996 43.9 1995 59/46 2.3 .. ..
Kyrgyzstan 1996 22.4 .. .. 3.2 .. ..
Maldives .. .. .. .. 5.4 .. ..
Nepal (36) .. .. 1996 29/26 4.4 1990 1 500
Pakistan (37) .. .. 1994/95 18/13 5.0 1990 340
Sri Lanka .. .. 1993 66/44 (38) 2.1 1990 140
Tajikistan 1990 49.1
(39)
.. .. 4.2 .. ..
Turkmenistan 1990 44.9
(39)
.. .. 3.6 .. ..
Uzbekistan 1996 83.3 1996 56/51 3.4 .. ..
Western Asia
Armenia 1996 35.4 .. .. 1.7 1990 50
Azerbaijan 1996 16.0 .. .. 2.0 .. ..
Bahrain (11) .. .. 1995 61/30
(7,14,
20,40)
2.9 1990 60
Cyprus .. .. .. .. 2.0 1990 5
Georgia 1996 21.9 .. .. 1.9 1990 33
Iraq (41) .. .. 1989 14/10 (7,40) 5.3 1990 310
Israel 1995 14.3 .. .. 2.7 1990 7
Jordan (5) .. .. 1990 35/27 4.9 1990 150
Kuwait (5) .. .. 1987 35/32
(20,40)
2.9 1990 29
Lebanon .. .. 1971 53/23 2.7 1990 300
Oman .. .. 1995 22/18
(7,14,
20,40)
5.8 1990 190
Qatar (5) .. .. 1987 32/29 (20) 3.7 .. ..
Saudi Arabia (42) .. .. .. .. 5.8 1990 130
Syrian Arab
Republic (11)
.. .. 1993 36/28 (7,14) 4.0 1990 180
Turkey 1993 25.0
(29)
1993 63/35 (14) 2.5 1990 180
United Arab
Emirates
.. .. 1995 44/27
(7,14,
20,40)
3.4 1990 26
Yemen (43) .. .. 1997 13/10 (7,14) 7.6 1990 1 400

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