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Population Growth Rate: 3.0% in 2007.
Age from last census:
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0-14 Years 46% (male 4,606,110 - female 4,446,229) |
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15-64 Years 50.4% (male 4972,946- Female 4778,034) |
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65 Years and over 2.8% (male 272,921 - female 273,641). |
Basic Economic Facts:
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GDP: US$ 29 billion. |
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GDP per Capita: US$ 800 Inflation: 14%. |
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Major industries: agriculture 15.5%, industry 44.7%, services: 39.7% (2004 est.). |
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Population below poverty line: 45.2% (2003). |
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Major trading partners: India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, France, Thailand, China, South Korea. |
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Aid & development: Netherlands, Germany, Japan, EC, USA, UK. |
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Exchange rate: £1 = 399 Rials, US $1 = 199.5 Rials. |
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Unemployment rate: 25% (2007). |
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