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Demographics

Socioeconomic indicators

Population: 578,400 (July )

Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 123,891; female 123,241)
15-64 years: 54% (male 155,062; female 159,287)
65 years and over: 3% (male 8,072; female 8,847) ()

Population growth rate: 3.05% ()

Birth rate: 40.05 births/1,000 population ()

Death rate: 9.59 deaths/1,000 population ()

 Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population ()

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female ()

Infant mortality rate: 86.33 deaths/1,000 live births ()

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 60.03 years
male: 57.85 years
female: 62.28 years ()

Total fertility rate: 5.38 children born/woman ()

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 64.2%
female: 50.4% (1995 est.) GDP: purchasing power parity - $410 million (1998 est.)

GDP - real growth rate: 0% (1998 est.)

GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $725 (1998 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
agriculture: 40%
industry: 5%
services: 55% (1997 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA%

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4% (1998)

Labor force: 144,500 (1996 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 80%, government 3%

Unemployment rate: 20% (1996 est.)

HIV/AIDS

People living with HIV

Adult and Children deaths 1999

Men (15 –49)

Women
  (15-49)

Total Adults

Percentage of population

400

0.12%

Population at risk (%)

Negligible Risk

Epidemic Risk

Endemic Risk

Cases reported

100%

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