Population mid-1998...................................................431,156
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 1,320
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 0.54
Unemployment.....................................................................20%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 0.3
Labor force (%) ....... 1.7
Total Area...................................................................63,251 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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