GDP (2008): $21.9 billion.
Real annual growth rate: 4.8%.
Per capita GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) $1,510 (2008).
Budget: Income .............. $3,077 million
Expenditure ... $3,802 million
Main Crops: Peanuts, millet, corn, sorghum, rice, cotton, tomatoes, green vegetables; cattle, poultry, pigs; fish
Natural Resources: fish, phosphates, iron ore .
Major Industries: Agricultural and fish processing, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials
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