Population below poverty line: 86% (1993 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.6%
highest 10%: 39.2% (1995)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 27.3% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 3.4 million
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 85%, industry 6%, services 9%
Unemployment rate: 50% (2000 est.)
Budget: revenues: $900 million
expenditures: $1 billion, including capital expenditures of NA million (1999 est.)
Industries: copper mining and processing, construction, foodstuffs, beverages, chemicals, textiles, fertilizer