Statistics*
Population and Demograhpy: 1999
| Projected population by age (1998) | Education & Culture: 1998/1999 | ||
| 0-17 Years | 53.3% | Schools | 2,514 |
| 18-64 Years | 43.2% | Teachers | 30,162 |
| 65++ | 3.5% | Students | 889,895 |
| Sex ratio | 101.9 | Students per class | 36.5 |
| Fertility rate (1997) | 6.04 | ||
| Population Growth (1999) | 4.18 |
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| GDP: 1997 (million US$) | 4,441.1 |
| GNP per capita: 1997 | 1,634.0 |
| Establishments by economic activity: 1997 | |
| * Quarrying & Manufacturing | 16,061 |
| * Construction | 526 |
| * Commerce | 39,600 |
| * Transportation, storage & communication | 689 |
| * Services | 14,011 |
| Number of Hotels: 1998 | 92 |
| Housing Density: 1997 | 2.0 |
| Number of vehicles: 1998 | 162.680 |
| Average per capita per day water consumption: 1997 | 54.6 |
| Area of land per inhabitant (m2): 1997 | 2074.4 |