Key facts

Population: 46.4 million (World Development Indicators (WDI), 2007.
Average life expectancy: 68 years (WDI, 2006). UK: 78 years (UN Statistics Division (UNSD), 2007).
Average per capita income: US$6,810 (purchasing power parity (PPP)) (WDI, 2007). UK: US$33,800 (PPP) (WDI, 2007).
Gross national income (GNI): US$315.9 billion (PPP) (WDI, 2007).
Average annual growth rate: 7.3% (WDI, 2007).
Percentage of people not meeting daily food needs: est. 2% (Millennium Indicators (MI), 2005).
Women dying in childbirth: 18 per 100,000 live births (MI, 2005). UK: 13 per 100,000 (UNSD, 2007).
Children dying before age 5: 24 per 1,000 live births (WDI, 2006). UK: 6 per 1,000 (UNSD, 2005).
Percentage of children receiving primary school education: 90.6% (MI, 2006).
Percentage of people aged 15-49 living with HIV/AIDS: 1.6% (WDI, 2007). UK: 0.2% (UNSD, 2005).
Percentage of people with access to safe, clean water: 97% (WDI, 2006).
Total UK aid received (2008/09): £0.9m (Source: Statistics for International Development 2009)

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