Population mid-1999.................................................5,081,413
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)...........340
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 1.49
Unemployment.....................................................................12%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 3.0
Labor force (%) ....... 2.6
Total Area...................................................................21,927 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 32
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 49
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 86
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................19
Access to safe water (% of population) .....................................55
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................47
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