| Country size | total: 676,578 sq km | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Population size | 55,167,330 (July 2013 est.) | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Coastline | 1,930 km | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Type of government | parliamentary government took power in March 2011 | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Administrative units (level1) | 7 regions | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Life expectancy at birth | 65.24 years | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Child mortality | 62 | Source: Worldbank SH.DYN.MORT
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| Literacy rate (male) | 93.9% | Source: CIA World Factbook
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| Literacy rate (female) | 86.4% (2006 est.) | Source: CIA World Factbook
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