Population below poverty line:
7.4% (2005 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 31.8% (1995)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
40 (2005 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.1% (2005 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
22.4% of GDP (2005 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $7.322 billion
expenditures: $8.304 billion; including capital expenditures of $1.6
billion (2005 est.)

Public debt:
59.1% of GDP (2005 est.)

Agriculture - products:
olives, olive oil, grain, tomatoes, citrus fruit, sugar beets,
dates, almonds; beef, dairy products

Industries:
petroleum, mining (particularly phosphate and iron ore), tourism,
textiles, footwear, agribusiness, beverages

Industrial production growth rate:
0.9% (2005 est.)