Population mid-2000 .............................................10,048,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 11,010
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 109.5
Unemployment.....................................................................5%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... .1
Labor force (%) ....... .5
Total Area...................................................................120,727 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ...............................37
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 75
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 6
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 82
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 9
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