POWER ON THE PACIFIC RIM : Who’s Who in the Region

Australia Population: 16.9 million Population growth rate: 1.3% Land area: 2.96 million sq. miles GNP (per capita): $14,300 (1989 est.) Literacy rate: 98.5% People per doctor: 438 Infant mortality: 8 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 73 male, 80 female Form of government: Federal parliamentary democracy * China Population: 1.1 billion Population growth rate: 1.4 Land area: 3.7 million square miles GNP (per capita): $390 (1989) Literacy rate: Over 75% People per doctor: 724 Infant mortality: 26 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 67 years male, 69 years female Form of government: Communist party-led state * Mexico Population: 87.9 million Population growth rate: 2.2% Land area: 761,604 square miles GNP (per capita): $2,165 (1989) Literacy rate: 88% People per doctor: 1,102 Infant mortality: 41 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 68 years male, 76 years female Form of government: Federal Republic * South Korea Population: 43 million Population growth rate: 0.8% Land area: 38,025 square miles GNP (per capita): $4,600 (1989) Literacy rate: Over 90% People per doctor: 1,216 Infant mortality: 62 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 66 years male, 73 years female Form of government: Republic * Hong Kong Population: 5.8 million Population growth rate: 1.0% Land area: 35.5 square miles GNP (PER CAPITA): $10,000 (1989) Literacy rate: 75% People per doctor: 1,024 Infant mortality: 6 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 76 years male, 82 years female Form of government: British colony * New Zealand Population: 3.3 million Population growth rate: 0.4% Land area: 103,736 square miles GNP (per capita): $11,600 (GDP, 1989) Literacy rate: 99% People per doctor: 522 Infant mortality: 9 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 72 years male, 78 years female Form of government: Parliamentary democracy * Soviet Union Population: 290 million Population growth rate: 0.7% Land area: 8,649,496 square miles GNP (per capita): $10,100 Literacy Rate: 99% People per doctor: NA Infant mortality: 24 deaths per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 65 years male, 74 years female Form of government: Communist state * Indonesia Population: 190.1 million Population growth rate: 1.8% Land area: 735,268 square miles GNP (per capita): $430 (1989 Literacy rate: 62% People per doctor: 8,010 Infant mortality: 74 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 58 years male, 63 years female Form of government: Republic * North Korea Population: 21.3 million Population growth rate: 1.7% Land area: 46,540 square miles GNP (per capita): $1,240 Literacy rate: 95% People per doctor: NA Infant mortality: 27 deaths per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 69 years male, 75 years female Form of government: Communist state, one-man rule * Taiwan Population: 20.5 million Population growth rate: 1.1% Land area: 13,885 square miles GNP (PER CAPITA): $6,000 (1989) Literacy rate: 94% People per doctor: 1,010 Infant mortality: 5 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 72 years male, 77 years female Form of government: one-party presidential regime * Japan Population: 123.6 million Population growth rate: 0.4% Land area: 145,856 square miles GNP (per capita): $15,600 Literacy rate: 99% People per doctor: 635 Infant mortality: 5 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 76 years male, 82 years female Form of government: Parliamentary democracy * Philippines Population: 66.1 million Population growth rate: 2.5% Land area: 115,831 square miles GNP (per capita): $625 (1989) Literacy rate: 88% People per doctor: 1,090 Infant mortality: 45 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 63 years male, 69 years female Government: republic * Thailand Population: 55.1 million Population growth rate: 1.3% Land area: 198,456 square miles GNP (per capita): $1,160 (1989) Literacy rate: 82% People per doctor: 5,564 Infant mortality: 32 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 64 years male, 70 years female Form of government: Constitutional monarchy * Canada Population: 26.5 million Population growth rate: 1.1% Land area: 3.9 million square miles GNP (PER CAPITA): $19,600 (1989 EST.) Literacy rate: 99% People per doctor: 491 Infant mortality: 6 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 74 years male, 81 years female Form of government: Parliamentary democratic confederation * Malaysia Population: 17.5 million Population growth rate: 2.3% Land area: 127,316 square miles GNP (per capita): $2,270 (1989) Literacy rate: 65% People per doctor: 2,986 Infant mortality: 20 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 65 years male, 71 years female Form of government: Constitutional monarchy * Singapore Population: 2.7 million Population growth rate: 1.3% Land area: 224 square miles GNP (per capita): $10,300 (GDP, 1989) Literacy rate: 86.8% People per doctor: 890 Infant mortality: 7 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 72 years male, 77 years female Form of government: Republic * United States Population:250.4 million Population growth rate: 0.9% Land area: 3.6 million square miles GNP (per capita): $21,082 Literacy rate: 99% People per doctor: 413 Infant mortality: 7 per 1,000 live births Life expectancy: 73 years male, 80 female Form of government: Federal republic

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Sources: World Factbook, 1990; World Almanac, 1991; Los Angeles Times