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Geography

Area: total 1,098,580 sq km
land 1,084,390 sq km
water 14,190 sq km
Land use: arable land 2.78%
permanent crops 0.19%
other 97.03% (2005)

Population

Population 8,989,046 (2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years 35%
15-64 years 60.4%
65 years and over 4.6% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate 1.45% (2006 est.)
Birth rate/1,000 population 23.30 (2006 est.)
Death rate/1,000 population 7.53 (2006 est.)
Net migration rate /1,000 population -1.22 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births 51.77 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: 65.84 years
male 63.21 years
female 68.21 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate 2.85 child born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 500 (2003 est.)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write: 87.20%
male 93.10%
female 81.60% (2003 est.)

Economy

GDP - real growth rate 4.1% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity $2,900 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture 12.8%
industry 35.2%
services 52% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line 64% (2004 est.)
Inflation rate - consumer prices 5.4% (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture n/a
industry n/a
services n/a
Unemployment rate: 8% in urban areas, widespread unemployment (2005 est.)
Exports $2.371 billion (2005 est.)
Imports $1.845 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external $6.309 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient $221 million (2005)



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