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Population: 15,213,000
Total Fertility Rate: 6.2
Population Age <15: 46%
Literacy Rate - Female - Ages 15-24, 2000-04: 14%
Literacy Rate - Male - Ages 15-24, 2000-04: 26%
GDP Per Capita: $1,120 (2007)
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate: 1.6% (2007)
*Statistics are from Population Reference Bureau’s website (www.prb.org).
International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labor
Network Against Human Trafficking in West Africa
U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Fleck, Fiona. (2004). Children are main victims of trafficking in Africa. British Medical Journal.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). (2002). Child Labor in the Cocoa Sector of West Africa: a Synthesis of Findings in Cameroon, C�te d�Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria (PDF).
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre. (2002). Child Trafficking in West Africa: Policy Responses (PDF). Florence, Italy.
U.S. Department of State. (2004). Trafficking in Persons Report. Washington, D.C.
Amount (U.S. Dollars):
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