Population: 41,070,934

GDP per capita: $1,600

GDP growth: 4.0%

Life expectancy: 59

Income level: Low Income

Key Facts

Literacy rate, (% of females/males ages 15 and above):  Female; 79.7     Male; 90.6

HIV/AID – People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.5 million (6.3% of adults), 5^th highest in the World.

Education expenditures:  7% of GDP, Country Comparison: 21^st in the World

Number of Children out of school: Female; 524,454 Male; 563,479

Population below poverty line: 46.6%

Population growth rate: 2.462%, 29^th highest in the World

Age Structure:  0-14 years; 42.2%, 15-64 years; 55.1%

CIA – The World Factbook www.cia.gov , www.worldbank.org, www.unicef.org