Population 2002 ...........................................19,607,519
GDP per capita 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)........... 900
GDP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions)................17.5
Unemployment..........................................................................................21%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.4
Labor force (%) ....... 2.1
Total Area...................................................................309,494 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 36
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 45
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births).......................................135
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................26
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 24
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ...........................................60
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