Population mid-1998...............................................985,335
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 1,520
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 1.46
Unemployment.....................................................................22%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 3.1
Labor force (%) ....... 4.1
Total Area...................................................................6,704 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 33
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 60
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 65
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................10
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 60
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................23
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