Population ........................................................................31,193,486
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 1,500
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 43.9
Unemployment.....................................................................30%

Population growth rate: 2.1% (1999 est.)
Birth rate: 27 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)
Death rate: 5.52 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.2
Labor force (%) .......3.9

Total Area...................................................................919,591 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 23
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 57
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 70
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................32
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................13
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................40