_#_Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

_#_Infant mortality rate: 66 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

_#_Life expectancy at birth: 61 years male, 65 years female (1991)

_#_Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (1991)

_#_Literacy: 74% (male 81%, female 67%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

_#_Labor force: 2.2 billion (1991)

_#_Organized labor: NA

_*Government #_Administrative divisions: 170 sovereign nations plus 72 dependent, other, and miscellaneous areas

_#_Legal system: varies among each of the entities; 162 are parties to the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) or World Court