World Development Indicators - Country Notes (Dec 2014) Country Code Country Name Note AFG Afghanistan Afghanistan. Region: South Asia. Income Group: Low income. Lending category: IDA. Currency Unit: Afghan afghani. National accounts base year: 2002/03 Latest population census: 1979. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2010/11.Special Notes: Fiscal year end: March 20; reporting period for national accounts data: FY (from 2013 are CY). National accounts data are sourced from the IMF and differ from the Central Statistics Organization numbers due to exclusion of the opium economy. ALB Albania Albania. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Albanian lek. National accounts base year: Original chained constant price data are rescaled. National accounts reference year: 1996. Latest population census: 2011. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2008/09. DZA Algeria Algeria. Region: Middle East & North Africa. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Algerian dinar. National accounts base year: 1980 Latest population census: 2008. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2012. ASM American Samoa American Samoa. Region: East Asia & Pacific. Income Group: Upper middle income. Currency Unit: U.S. dollar. Latest population census: 2010. ADO Andorra Andorra. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Currency Unit: Euro. National accounts base year: 1990 Latest population census: 2011. Population figures compiled from administrative registers.. AGO Angola Angola. Region: Sub-Saharan Africa. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Angolan kwanza. National accounts base year: 2002 Latest population census: 1970. Latest household survey: Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS), 2011.Special Notes: April 2013 database update: Based on IMF data, national accounts data were revised for 2000 onward; the base year changed to 2002. ATG Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: East Caribbean dollar. National accounts base year: 2006 Latest population census: 2011. Special Notes: April 2012 database update: Based on official government statistics, national accounts data were revised for 2000 onward; the base year changed to 2006. ARG Argentina Argentina. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Argentine peso. National accounts base year: 2004 Latest population census: 2010. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2011/12. ARM Armenia Armenia. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: Lower middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Armenian dram. National accounts base year: Original chained constant price data are rescaled. National accounts reference year: 1996. Latest population census: 2011. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2010. ABW Aruba Aruba. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Currency Unit: Aruban florin. National accounts base year: 2000 Latest population census: 2010. Special Notes: SNA data for 2000-2011 are updated from official government statistics; 1994-1999 from UN databases. Base year has changed from 1995 to 2000. AUS Australia Australia. Region: East Asia & Pacific. Income Group: High income: OECD. Currency Unit: Australian dollar. National accounts base year: Original chained constant price data are rescaled. National accounts reference year: 2012. Latest population census: 2011. Special Notes: Fiscal year end: June 30; reporting period for national accounts data: FY. Value added current series updated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics; data revised from 1990 onward; Australia reports using SNA 2008. AUT Austria Austria. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: High income: OECD. Currency Unit: Euro. National accounts base year: 2005 Latest population census: 2011. Population figures compiled from administrative registers.. Special Notes: A simple multiplier is used to convert the national currencies of EMU members to euros. The following irrevocable euro conversion rate was adopted by the EU Council on January 1, 1999: 1 euro = 13.7603 Austrian schilling. Please note that historical data before 1999 are not actual euros and are not comparable or suitable for aggregation across countries. Country Code Country Name Note AZE Azerbaijan Azerbaijan. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: New Azeri manat. National accounts base year: 2000 Latest population census: 2009. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2006.Special Notes: April 2012 database update: National accounts historical expenditure series in constant prices were revised in line with State Statistical Committee data that were not previously available. BHS Bahamas, The Bahamas, The. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Currency Unit: Bahamian dollar. National accounts base year: 2006 Latest population census: 2010. BHR Bahrain Bahrain. Region: Middle East & North Africa. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Currency Unit: Bahraini dinar. National accounts base year: 2010 Latest population census: 2010. Special Notes: New base year is 2010. BGD Bangladesh Bangladesh. Region: South Asia. Income Group: Low income. Lending category: IDA. Currency Unit: Bangladeshi taka. National accounts base year: 2005/06 Latest population census: 2011. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2011.Special Notes: Fiscal year end: June 30; reporting period for national accounts data: FY. New base year is 2005/06. BRB Barbados Barbados. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Currency Unit: Barbados dollar. National accounts base year: 1974 Latest population census: 2010. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2012. BLR Belarus Belarus. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Belarusian rubel. National accounts base year: Original chained constant price data are rescaled. National accounts reference year: 2000. Latest population census: 2009. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2012. BEL Belgium Belgium. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: High income: OECD. Currency Unit: Euro. National accounts base year: 2005 Latest population census: 2011. Special Notes: A simple multiplier is used to convert the national currencies of EMU members to euros. The following irrevocable euro conversion rate was adopted by the EU Council on January 1, 1999: 1 euro = 40.3399 Belgian franc. Please note that historical data before 1999 are not actual euros and are not comparable or suitable for aggregation across countries. BLZ Belize Belize. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Belize dollar. National accounts base year: 2000 Latest population census: 2010. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2011. BEN Benin Benin. Region: Sub-Saharan Africa. Income Group: Low income. Lending category: IDA. Currency Unit: CFA franc. National accounts base year: 1985 Latest population census: 2013. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2011/12. BMU Bermuda Bermuda. Region: North America. Income Group: High income: nonOECD. Currency Unit: Bermuda dollar. National accounts base year: 2006 Latest population census: 2010. BTN Bhutan Bhutan. Region: South Asia. Income Group: Lower middle income. Lending category: IDA. Currency Unit: Bhutanese ngultrum. National accounts base year: 2000 Latest population census: 2005. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2010.Special Notes: April 2013 database update: Data were updated using the government of Bhutan macroeconomic framework. BOL Bolivia Bolivia. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: Lower middle income. Lending category: Blend. Currency Unit: Bolivian Boliviano. National accounts base year: 1990 Latest population census: 2012. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 2008. BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina. Region: Europe & Central Asia. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark. National accounts base year: Original chained constant price data are rescaled. National accounts reference year: 2010. Latest population census: 2013. Latest household survey: Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), 2011/12.Special Notes: New reference year is 2010. Country Code Country Name Note BWA Botswana Botswana. Region: Sub-Saharan Africa. Income Group: Upper middle income. Lending category: IBRD. Currency Unit: Botswana pula. National accounts base year: 2006 Latest population census: 2011. Latest household survey: Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), 1988.Special Notes: Fiscal year end: March 31; reporting period for national accounts data: CY. Based on official government statistics, national accounts data have been revised from 2006 onward; the new base year is 2006. Data before 2006 were reported on a fiscal year basis. BRA Brazil Brazil. Region: Latin America & Caribbean. Income Group: Upper middle income.