Labor force:
2.6 million
note: in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers
(2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Unemployment rate:
18% (1997 est.)
Population below poverty line:
28% (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.4% (2005 est.)
Investment (gross fixed):
18.4% of GDP (2005 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $4.953 billion
expenditures: $6.595 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2005 est.)
Public debt:
180.5% of GDP (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products:
citrus, grapes, tomatoes, apples, vegetables, potatoes, olives,
tobacco; sheep, goats