Population mid-1997 (millions) ...........................4,366,383
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 640
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 3
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 3.6
Labor force (%) ....... 4.0
Total Area...................................................................188,456 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 45
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 66
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 40
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 60
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 2
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