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Geography
Area: total 48,730 sq km
land 48,380 sq km
water 350 sq km
Land use: arable land 22.49%
permanent crops 10.26%
other 67.25% (2005)

Population
Population 9,183,984 (2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years 32.6%
15-64 years 61.9%
65 years and over 5.5% (2006 est.)
Population growth rate 1.47% (2006 est.)
Birth rate/1,000 population 23.22 (2006 est.)
Death rate/1,000 population 5.73 (2006 est.)
Net migration rate /1,000 population -2.79 (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births 28.25 (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: 71.73 years
male 70.21 years
female 73.33 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate 2.83 child born/woman
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths 7,900 (2003 est.)
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write: 84.70%
male 84.60%
female 84.80% (2003 est.)

Economy
GDP - real growth rate 9.3% (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity $7,500 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture 11.2%
industry 30.6%
services 58.2% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line 25% (1999 est.)
Inflation rate - consumer prices 4.2% (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 17%
industry 24.30%
services 58.7% (1998 est.)
Unemployment rate: 17% (2005 est.)
Exports $5.818 billion (2005 est.)
Imports $9.747 billion (2005 est.)
Debt - external $7.687 billion (2005 est.)
Economic aid - recipient $571.6 million (2004)



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