99% (Temne 30%, Mende 30%, other 10% Languages: French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Literacy: total population: 18% male: 28% female: 9% Labor force: 2.24 billion (1992) National product real growth rate: -7% (1992 est.) National product per capita: $3,800 (1991) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.3% (1989) Unemployment rate: 16% (1988) Budget: revenues $29.9 million; expenditures $268 million, including capital expenditures $964 million (1991 est.) National product per capita: $17,500 (1992) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10.5% (December 1992) Budget: revenues $280 million; expenditures $407 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1989 est.) Environment: hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind blows primarily in March and April; desertification; only perennial water source; increasing
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