Population mid-2002 .............................................17,155,000
GDP per capita 2001 (Atlas method, US$)........... 3,2000
GDP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions)................ 54.6
Unemployment.....................................................................20%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.9
Labor force (%) ....... 4.6
Total Area...................................................................71,498 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 53
Life expectancy at birth (years).....................................................69
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 31
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ...............................13
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 88
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................28
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