Population mid-1999..................... .....................43,426,386
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 3,210
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 130.2
Unemployment....................................................................30%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.0
Labor force (%) ....... 2.0
Total Area...................................................................471,444 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 50
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 65
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 48
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 9
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 59
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) .............................................16
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