Labor force:

9.38 million (2007 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture 14%, industry 13.4%, construction and public works 10%,
trade 14.6%, government 32%, other 16% (2003 est.)

Unemployment rate:

11.8% (2007 est.)

Population below poverty line:

25% (2005 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 2.8%
highest 10%: 26.8% (1995)

Distribution of family income - Gini index:

35.3 (1995)

Investment (gross fixed):

24.5% of GDP (2007 est.)

Budget:

revenues: $57.03 billion
expenditures: $40.53 billion (2007 est.)

Fiscal year:

calendar year

Public debt:

18% of GDP (2007 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices):

3.5% (2007 est.)

Central bank discount rate:

4% (31 December 2007)

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

8% (31 December 2007)

Stock of money:

$55.43 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of quasi money:

$28.59 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of domestic credit:

NA

Agriculture - products:

wheat, barley, oats, grapes, olives, citrus, fruits; sheep, cattle

Industries:

petroleum, natural gas, light industries, mining, electrical,
petrochemical, food processing

Industrial production growth rate:

5% (2007 est.)

Electricity - production:

33.12 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - consumption:

26.91 billion kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - exports:

300 million kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - imports:

382 million kWh (2006 est.)

Electricity - production by source:

fossil fuel: 99.7%
hydro: 0.3%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001)

Oil - production:

2.173 million bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil - consumption:

279,800 bbl/day (2006 est.)

Oil - exports:

1.844 million bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - imports:

13,110 bbl/day (2005 est.)

Oil - proved reserves:

12.2 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.)

Natural gas - production:

85.7 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - consumption:

26.3 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - exports:

59.4 billion cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - imports:

0 cu m (2007 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves:

4.502 trillion cu m (1 January 2008 est.)

Current account balance:

$32.05 billion (2007 est.)

Exports:

$60.51 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.)

Exports - commodities:

petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum products 97%

Exports - partners:

US 29.4%,