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Statistical TablesTable 3Profile of incomes, poverty and inequalityAfghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran (I.R.) Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri LankaGDP (US$ N.A. 47.1 0.5 457 104.9 0.6 5.5 61.6 16.3billion)2000GDP Per N.A. 1,602 1,412 2,358 5,884 4,485 1,327 1,928 3,530Capita (PPP$)2000Population N.A. 29.1N.A. 44.2 N.A. N.A. 37.7 31 6.6below incomepovertyline (%)- $1 a day(1993 PPP$) (1983–2000)*Gini Index** N.A. 33.6 N.A. 37.8 N.A. 36.7 N.A. 31.2 34.4*Data refer to the most recent year available** The Gini index measures inequality over the entire distribution of income or consumption. A value of 0 represents perfectinequality, and a value of 100 perfect inequality.Note: N.A. indicates not availableSource: UNDP, 2002Regional Human Development Report188 HIV/AIDS and Development in South Asia 2003Table 4Information and communication indicatorsBangladesh Bhutan India Iran (I.R.) Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri LankaTelephone mainlines 4 20 32 149 91 12 22 40(per 1000 people) 2000ax machines N.A. 1.7a 0.2 N.A. 14.3b 0.4 2 N.A.(per 1,000 people) 1999Personal computers 0.19 0.58 0.58 6.97 2.19 0.35 0.41 0.93(per 100 inhab.) 2000Internet hosts N.A. 16.46 0.81 0.38 N.A. 0.67 0.78 1.22(per 10,000 inhab.) 2001Cellular mobile subscribers 10 4 15 28 N.A. 2 23(per 1000 people) 2000Televisions N.A. 75 N.A. 40c 7 119 102 N.A.(per 1,000 people) 1999 7Cable subscribers N.A. N.A. 37.1N.A. N.A. 2.9 0.1 0(per 1,000 people) 1999Daily newspapers 9 N.A. 30 N.A. 10 11 21 29(per 1,000 people) 1996Note: N.A. indicates not available; inhab – inhabitantsSource: Row 1 & 5: UNDP, 2002; Row 3 & 4: ITU, 2002 http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/; Row 2,6,7 & 8: MHHDC, 2001* Data refer to the most recent year available during the specified period; a: year 1996; b: year 1995; c: year 1997