Population 2002 ................................................................ 25,873,917
GDP per capita 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)........... 1,400
GDP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions)................ 35.6
Unemployment.....................................................................47%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.3
Labor force (%) ....... 2.2
Total Area...................................................................1,068,298 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 89
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 73
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 22
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 2
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 65
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 4
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