Population mid-2000................................... 2,808,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)...........3,080
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 8.4
Unemployment.....................................................................13.1%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.8
Labor force (%) ....... 2.6
Total Area...................................................................29,761 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ...............................56
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 74
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 21
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ...............................6
Access to safe water (% of population) .....................................84
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................9
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