Population
10,852,147
Population living below poverty line
54 percent (12 in the U.S.)
Unemployment
48 percent (urban youth, 40 percent)
Literacy
40.2 percent
Area
117,714 square miles (slightly smaller than South Dakota)
Arable land
12.78 percent
HIV/AIDS prevalence
0.8 percent (7.4 in sub-Saharan Africa)
Infant mortality
56.53 deaths per 1,000 live births (6.5 in the U.S.)
Religion
Muslim, 94 percent
Christian, 5 percent
indigenous beliefs, 1 percent
Industries
fish processing, agriculture, phosphate mining, fertilizer production, petroleum refining, construction materials
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