Moslem 8%, Jewish 2%, other 1% Languages: French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian) Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 60% male: 70% female: 49% Labor force: 1.407 million by occupation: industry and commerce 33.8%, agriculture, forestry, and fishing dominate the economy, providing about 85-90% of total former Soviet republics and China 8% External debt: $9.5 billion (December 1992) Industrial production: growth rate 7.6% (1992 est.) National product per capita: $330 (FY92 est.) Unemployment rate: 8%-10% (1989) Budget: revenues $62 million; expenditures
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