Population 1999 ..........................................................7,275,467
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 8,950
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 319.3
Unemployment.....................................................................3.6%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... .7
Labor force (%) ....... 1.0
Total Area..................................................................15,942 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 62
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 79
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 5
Access to safe water (% of population) ....................................100
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 4
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