Population below poverty line: 37%
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.7%
highest 10%: 40.5% (1996)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 17% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 1.941 million
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 85%, industry NA%, services
NA%
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget: revenues: $1.6 billion
expenditures: $1.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.)
Industries: copra crushing, palm oil processing, plywood production, wood chip production; mining of gold, silver, and copper; crude oil production; construction, tourism