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Population mid-2009 .................................. 13,717,000
GDP per capita US$..........1600
GDP 2008 (PPP US$ billions)................ 21.98

Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 2.6
Labor force (%) ....... 2.6

Total Area...................................................................75,954 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 45

Life expectancy at birth (years).....................................................52
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 70
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) .............................22
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 50
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................65