Abbreviations Used

GDI Gender-related Development Index
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GNP Gross National Product
HDI Human Development Index
HPI Human Poverty Index
PPP Purchasing Power Parity
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These fact sheets were last updated in March 2001. The data provided by the ESCAP HRD Section on this Web Site are for personal reference only. They are meant to provide the visitor with a quick and easily comprehensible overview of the HRD situation in the countries of Asia and the Pacific. For official data, we suggest you follow any of the sources listed for further information.

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