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C.A.P. ANNEX A: CHINA.

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1.Population & Land Area

CONFIDENTIAL

1979

1960

1931

1982

UK

1992

Land Area (sq km)

9,597,000

Population (mill)

981.8

9,597.000 979.6

Pop. Growth rate (%)

1.6

1.9

9,597,000 991.3 1.5

9,597,000

n.a

n.a

244.046 56.0

0.1

2.Economic

(i) Gross National Product

1931

GNP Total (US$ mil1)

250,770

Growth Rate (%)

n.a

267,810 4.8

299,770

n.a

5.7

n.a

GNP League

n.a

n.a

7

n.a

510.310 0.7 5

Table (of 170)

GNP per capita (US$)

260

270

300

n.a

P.C.Table (of 168)

n.a

151

147

n.a

9,110 26

(ii) Overseas Finance

(a)Exchange Rates

Yuan

per US $

Yuan

per Pound

(b) Balance of Payments

1.5550

1.4984

1.7050

3.2991

3.4857

3.4576

1.8887 3.3062

1982

(US$ millions)

Exports

13,658

18,492

22,027

22,476

97,047

Imports

-16,212

-22,049

-21,047

-17,830

-93,505

Invisibles (net)

327

276

369

1,021

5,693

Current Account

-2,227

-3,281

1,347

5,667

9,237

Capital Account

2,830

3,507

854

1,697

513

Balancing Item

0

-146

277

1,100

-6,462

Overall Balance

603

372

1,924

6,264

3,288

(c) International Reserves

(US$ millions)

Total Reserves

2,154

Months of Imports

1.4

2,545.

1.2

5,048 2.5

11,339 6.5

12,397 1.1

CONFIDENTIAL