Population 2003.......................................................24,300.000
GDP per capita 2003 (Atlas method, US$)........... 10,540
GDP 2002 ( US$ billions)................ 242.4
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 3.5
Labor force (%) ....... 3.5
Total Area...................................................................865,000 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 84
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 71
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 21
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 93
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ...........................................27
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