Population 2000..................................................27,012,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 2,610
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 63.7
Unemployment....................................................................8.2%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.7
Labor force (%) ....... 3.1
Total Area...................................................................496,222 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 54
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 72
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 69
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................40
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 8
Access to safe water (% of population) .....................................66
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................11
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