Population mid-2004........................................ 144,000.000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 4,250
GDP 2004......................................................... 613
Unemployment.....................................................................1.5%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... -.1
Labor force (%) ....... 0.2
Total Area...................................................................6,592,800 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)......31
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 77
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 67
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 17
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 3
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 1