Population 1999 .......................................................: 5,434,095
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 2,000
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 10.2
Unemployment.....................................................................8.2%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.6
Labor force (%) ....... 3.1
Total Area...................................................................157,047sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 22
Urban population (% of total population) ...............................54
Life expectancy at birth (years).....................................................70
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)......................................23
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ............................... 2
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 39
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) .............................................8
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