Climate, Rates and Distance Information
| Weather | Warm, with very well defined rainy and dry seasons. |
| Temperature | Annual average 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) |
| Road network | 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) |
| Illiteracy rate | 20% |
| Child mortality rate | 52 per thousand |
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