Population 2002 ....................................................... 8,444,134
GNP per capita 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)..........2000
GNP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions)................21.4
Unemployment.....................................................................7%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.4
Labor force (%) ....... 2.4
Total Area...................................................................424,200 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 62
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 61
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 66
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 8
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 70
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ........................................... 16
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