Population mid-2000.......................................35,079,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)........... 290
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................7.9
Unemployment.....................................................................30%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2
Labor force (%) ....... 2.9
Total Area...................................................................967,491 sq. mi.
Poverty (% of population below national poverty line)...... 26
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 33
Life expectancy at birth (years).....................................................55
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 71
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................34
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 60
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................47
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