Land area |
km2 | 2022 | 627,340 |
GDP, current prices |
bn US$ | 2024 | 12.1 |
GDP per capita, current prices |
US$ | 2024 | 735 |
GDP (annual change), constant prices |
% | 2024 | 4.0 |
Inflation (annual change of CPI) |
% | 2024 | 5.5 |
Gross value added: Agriculture |
% of GDP | 1990 | 55.8 |
Population |
1,000 | 2023 | 18,358.6 |
Population, female |
% of total | 2023 | 49.9 |
Population density |
inhab. per km2 | 2022 | 28 |
Population aged under 15 years |
% of total population | 2023 | 46.7 |
Population aged 65 years and older |
% of total population | 2023 | 2.6 |
Fertility rate, total |
births per woman | 2023 | 6.13 |
Life expectancy at birth - men |
years | 2023 | 56.4 |
Life expectancy at birth - women |
years | 2023 | 61.4 |
Density of physicians |
per 10,000 inhabitants | 2014 | 0 |
Hospital beds |
per 10,000 inhabitants | 2019 | 9 |
Infant mortality rate |
per 1,000 life births | 2023 | 68 |
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) |
number | 2023 | 37 |
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) |
number | 2023 | 17 |
Public expenditure on education |
% of GDP | 2019 | 0.3 |
Labour force participation rate |
% | 2024 | 33.9 |
Labour force |
1,000 | 2024 | 3,439 |
Self-employed persons |
% | 2023 | 51.3 |
Unemployment rate |
% | 2024 | 18.9 |
Youth unemployment rate |
% | 2024 | 33.9 |
GNI per capita, Atlas method |
US$ | 2023 | 590 |
Agricultural land |
% of land area | 2022 | 70.3 |
Arable land and permanent crops |
% of land area | 2022 | 1.8 |
Agricultural area organic |
% of agricultural area | 2008 | 0.0 |
Forest area |
% of land area | 2022 | 9.3 |
Exports of goods and services |
% of GDP | 2023 | 19.7 |
Road traffic deaths |
per 100,000 inhab. | 2019 | 27 |
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) |
US$ per litre | 2016 | 1.41 |
CO2 emissions |
metric t per capita | 2023 | 0.05 |
Telephone lines |
per 100 inhab. | 2023 | 0.3 |
Mobile cellular subscriptions |
per 100 inhab. | 2023 | 54.0 |
Internet users |
per 100 inhab. | 2022 | 27.6 |
Fixed broadband internet subscribers |
per 100 inhab. | 2023 | 0.7 |
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions |
per 100 inhab. | 2023 | 9.0 |