Labor force: 555,000 (2006 est.)

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 14%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 36%, finance 3%, other services 7% (1995)

Unemployment rate:
9.4% (2006 est.)

Population below poverty line:
10% (2001 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%

Distribution of family income - Gini index:
37 (1987 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
8.9% (2006 est.)

Investment (gross fixed):
23.6% of GDP (2006 est.)

Budget:
revenues: $1.475 billion
expenditures: $1.854 billion; including capital expenditures of $NA
(2006 est.)

Public debt:
57.9% of GDP (2006 est.)