Political and Economic
- GDP per capita – 60th highest, at I$11,969
- Human Development Index – 46th high, at 0.852
- Income Equality, 0.449 (Gini Index)
- Literacy Rate – 51st, at 97.7%
- Unemployment rate – 112th, at 8.70%
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