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Population mid-2009.........................................22,974,000
GDP per capita 2009 (Purchasing method, US$).....30,200
GNP 2009 (Purchasing method, US$ billions)................ 693
Unemployment....................................................................6.4%

Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... .93

Total Area...................................................................13,895sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
Urban population (% of total population) ..............................-
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 75
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 6
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ...........................................7