Population mid-2009 ................................................7,349,000
GNP per capita 1997 (Atlas method, US$)...........330
GNP 1997 (Atlas method, US$ billions)................ 2.0
Unemployment.....................................................................5.7%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 1.6
Labor force (%) ....... 2.5
Total Area...................................................................55,251 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ...............................32
Life expectancy at birth (years).....................................................68
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 30
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 69
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................. 1