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Population Growth

SELECTED INDICATORS
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Total Population (2000) ........... 20.2 million
Projected Population (2015)...... 36.9 million
Life Expectancy Years M/F........ 58.3/61.8
Percentage Urban (1995)......... 36
Total Fertility Rate................... 5.15
Infant Mortality /1,000............. 56
Maternal Mortality /100,000...... ---
% Illiteracy Rate >15 M/F........ 21/39
GNP per Capita PPP$ (1998)....

1,735

Source: UNFPA (2000)