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Zimbabwe Statistics
Borders:Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia
Population:12.9 million
Population growth rate:0.6%
Economy
GDP (2004):$4.7 billion
GDP per capita:$363
External debt:$5.2 billion
Share of income
Richest 10%:40.3%
Poorest 10%:1.8%
Workforce (2001)
Agriculture:66%
Industry:10%
Services:24%
Services:70%
Health
Life expectancy:36.6 years
Maternal mortality:700/100,000 live births
Infant mortality:79/1000 live births
Under 5 child mortality:129/1000 live births
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence:20.1%
Number of orphans (10-14 years):1.1 million
Deaths:170,000
Education
Literacy rate - total:90.7%
Literacy rate - male:93.8%
Literacy rate - female:86.3%
Development ranking
Population living below $1/day 1990-2001:56.1%
Population living below national poverty line 1987-2000:34.9%
Human development index country ranking:151 out of 177
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2006.
 

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