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Global location
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Between 230
30'- 25005' N latitude &
90015'-90035'E longitude
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Area
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1,529 sq. km.
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Population
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10.0 million
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Density
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6,545
persons/km2 |
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Sex ratio
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127
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Population growth rate
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4.2
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GDP
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US$4.8 billion
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Per capita income
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US$500
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Literacy rate (adult)
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60.3
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Child mortality
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96.2
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Telephone
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20/1000
population |
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Piped water
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60%
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Crime rate
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2.03/1000
population |
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Informal settlement
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30%
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homeless population
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112.5 thousand
(1991) |
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Tenure type (1996)
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Owned - 32.0%
Rented - 54.0%
Rent free - 6.5%
Others -7.5%
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Electricity (%H/H)
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90.0
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