GDP (2008): $92 billion.
GDP annual growth rate (2004): 6.4%.
Per capita income GDP (2008): $2,3000.
Avg. annual inflation rate: 9.0%.
Budget: Income .............. $482 million
Expenditure ... $1.5 Billion
Main Crops: Cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic, sesame; sheep.
Natural Resources: Petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold
Major Industries: Cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling, shoes, petroleum refining .
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