Population: 33.5 million
Total area: 582,646 square kilometres
Life expectancy: 44 years
Adult literacy: 82%
GNI per capita: $390
Work: 75% of labour force in agriculture
Main exports: tea, flowers, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement
Industries: small-scale consumer goods, agricultural products processing, oil refining, cement, tourism
Foreign debt: $5.7 billion

Sources: World Guide, State of the World’s Children 2005, World of Information www.worldinformation.com