Labor force:
1.71 million (2004 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture 2.7%, industry 32.8%, services 64.5% (2004)

Unemployment rate:
13.8% (2004 est.)

Population below poverty line:
11% (2003)

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 3.4% highest 10%: 24.5% (2003 est.)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
29 (1998)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.5% (2004 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
28.6% of GDP (2004 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $14.14 billion
expenditures: $15.65 billion, including capital expenditures of NA
(2004 est.)

Public debt:
41.7% of GDP (2004 est.)