GDP-real growth rate: 5.8% (1997 est.)
GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity-$1,460 (1997 est.)
GDP-composition by sector: agriculture: 30% industry: 23% services: 47% (1996 est.)
Inflation rate-consumer price index: 3.7% (1997 est.)
Labor force: total: 2.789 million by occupation: agriculture and forestry 32%, industry and construction 26%, other 42% (1990)
Unemployment rate: 20% (1996 est.)
Budget: revenues: $565 million expenditures: $682 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1996 est.)
Industries: petroleum and natural gas, petroleum products, oilfield equipment; steel, iron ore, cement; chemicals and petrochemicals; textiles
Industrial production growth rate: 0.3% (1997 est.)
Electricity-capacity: 5.239 million kW (1995)