Distribution of family income - Gini index:
32.7 (1993)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
3.6% (2002 est.)

Labor force:
4.37 million (2002 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:
industry 20%, agriculture 20%, services 59% (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate:
10.3% (2002 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $45 billion
expenditures: $47.6 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1998 est.)

Industries:
tourism; food and tobacco processing, textiles; chemicals, metal
products; mining, petroleum

Industrial production growth rate:
7% (2000 est.)

Electricity - production:
49.79 billion kWh (2001)

Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 94.5% hydro: 3.8% other: 1.7% (2001) nuclear: 0%