Population mid-1999 ......................................... 65,599,206
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 3,130
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 199.3
Unemployment.....................................................................10%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.8
Labor force (%) ....... 2.9
Total Area..................................................................301,382 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
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) .............................10
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................17
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