Population mid-2006 ................................ 7,961,619

GDP per capita 2006 (Purchase Parity method, US$)........... 7,300
GNP 2006 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 14.5
Unemployment.....................................................................1.2%

Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... .8
Labor force (%) ....... 1.6

Total Area...................................................................33,346 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 68
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 56
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 71
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 20
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................10
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 3