Labor force in agriculture (% of total)

Labor force in agriculture is the proportion of the total labor force recorded as working in agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing (ISIC major division 1). Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population. For more information, see Tables: WDI 1.5, 2.3, and 2.5.

Labor force, children 10-14 (% of age group)

Children 10-14 in the labor force is the share of that age group that is active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population. For more information, s ee Tables: WDI 2.3.

Labor force, female (% of total)

Female labor force as a percentage of the total shows the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population. For more inf ormation, see Tables: WDI 2.3.

Labor force, total

Total labor force comprises people who meet the ILO definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While n ational practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregi vers and workers in the informal sector. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.3.

Land area (hectares)

Land area (in hectares) is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.1.

Land area (sq km)

Land area (in square kilometers) is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.1.

Land use, cropland (% of land area)

Cropland includes land under temporary and permanent crops, temporary meadows, market and kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Permanent crops are those that do not need to be replanted after each harvest, excluding trees grown for wood or timber . For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.1.

Land use, other (% of land area)

Other land includes forest and woodland, as well as logged-over areas to be forested in the near future. Also included are uncultivated land, grassland not used for pasture, wetlands, wastelands, and built-up areas--residential, recreational, and industri al lands and areas covered by roads and other fabricated infrastructure. Total land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes. For more inf ormation, see Tables: WDI 3.1.

Land use, permanent pasture (% of land area)

Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild. Total land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes ma jor rivers and lakes. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.1.

Lending interest rate (%)

Lending interest rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to prime customers. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.6.

Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

Life expectancy at birth (female) indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.17.

Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

Life expectancy at birth (male) indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.17.

Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. For more information, see Tables: WDI 2.17..

Liquid liabilities (M3) as % of GDP

Liquid liabilities are also known as broad money, or M3. They are the sum of currency and deposits in the central bank (M0), plus transferable deposits and electronic currency (M1), plus time and savings deposits, foreign currency transferable deposits, c ertificates of deposit, and securities repurchase agreements (M2), plus travelers checks, foreign currency time deposits, commercial paper, and shares of mutual funds or market funds held by residents. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.4.

Listed domestic companies, total

Listed domestic companies is the number of domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles. For more information, see Tables: WDI 5.2.

Livestock production index (1989-91 = 100)

Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins. For more information, see Tables: WDI 3.3.

Long-term debt (DOD, current US$)

Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. For more information, see Tables: WDI 4.17.

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