Population mid-1999 ............................................ 2,694,432
GDP per capita 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$)........... 1,770
GDP 2001 (Purchasing Power Parity, US$ billions).................... 4.7
Unemployment.....................................................................20%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.0
Labor force (%) ....... 3.0
Total Area...................................................................604,247 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 36
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 62
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 66
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 52
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................12
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 54
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................10
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