非洲经济简介 英文版.docx

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1、EconomyofAfrica1.TheimpressionofAfricaaWhensomeonetalksaboutAfrica,povertywillfirstlyappearinourmind.Ofcourse,Africaistheworld'ssecond-largestandsecond-most-populouscontinent,afterAsia.With1.0billionpeople,itaccountsforabout14.72%oftheworld'shumanpopulation.Africaremainstheworld'spoorestandm

2、ostunderdevelopedcontinent.AnditstotalGDPis1702billiondollarsaccountingfor2.7%ofthetotalworldeconomyin2010.AccordingtotheUnitedNations'HumanDevelopmentReportin2011,inthebottom46rankednations(142stto187th),therewere35Africancountriesandweknowtherewereonly54Africancountries.Publishedon4Novembe

3、r2010(andupdatedon10June2011),startingwiththe2011HumanDevelopmentReporttheHDIcombinesthreedimensions:·Alongandhealthylife:Lifeexpectancyatbirth·Educationindex:MeanyearsofschoolingandExpectedyearsofschooling·Adecentstandardofliving:GNIpercapita(PPPUS$)Poverty,illiteracy,malnutritionandinadequ

4、atewatersupplyandsanitation,aswellaspoorhealth,affectalargeproportionofthepeoplewhoresideintheAfricancontinent.InAugust2008,theWorldBankannouncedrevisedglobalpovertyestimatesbasedonanewinternationalpovertylineof$1.25perday(versusthepreviousmeasureof$1.00).80.5%oftheSub-SaharanAfricapopulatio

5、nwaslivingonlessthan$2.50(PPP)adayin2005.WhilenoAfricannationhasjoinedtheranksofthedevelopednationsintheOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)yet,theentirecontinentisnotutterlyimpoverishedandthereisconsiderablevariationinitswealth.NorthAfricahaslongbeencloselylinkedtotheecon

6、omiesofEuropeandtheMiddleEast.SouthAfricaisbyfarthecontinent'swealthieststateintotalGDP,accountingfor30%ofthecontinent'sGDPinnominaltermsand24%byPPP(PurchasingPowerParity).Thesmallbutoil-richstatesofGabonandEquatorialGuinearoundoutthelistofthetenwealthieststatesinAfrica.AfricanstatesbyGDPper

7、capitain2002.NumbersinUSDandfromtheWorldBank.Andthisisjustthe2002data.BasedonInternationalMonetaryFund,WorldEconomicOutlookDatabase,September2011:GDPpercapitaforEquatorialGuinea(赤道几内亚)reaches14374.424USdollars,andWhatthemeaningofthisnumber?Thatmean