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. 2015 Nov;105(11):e12–e22. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302779

TABLE 1—

Selected Country-Level Indicators for 5 Former Soviet Union Countries: 2005–2012

Eastern Europe
Caucasus
Central Asia
Country-Level Indicators Moldova Ukraine Azerbaijan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan
Population (in millions) 3.6 45.5 9.5 5.9 8.2
Official language(s) Romanian Ukrainian Azerbaijani Kyrgyz, Russian Tajik
Area, km2 33 846 603 500 86 600 199 951 142 550
Country’s income category Lower middle Lower middle Upper middle Lower middle Low
GNI per capita, Atlas method, US$ 2 470 3 960 7 350 1 210 990
Human development index 0.663 (medium) 0.734 (high) 0.747 (high) 0.628 (medium) 0.607 (medium)
Female adult literacy, % 99 100 100 99 100

Note. GNI = gross national income; USD = United States dollars.

Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank, 2013.