[Excerpt] The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2013 (Key Indicators), the 44th edition of this series, includes the latest available economic, financial, social, environmental, and Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators for the 48 regional members of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This publication presents the latest key statistics on development issues concerning the economies of Asia and the Pacific to a wide audience, including policymakers, development practitioners, government officials, researchers, students, and the general public.