rritory contested by Morocco and Polisario Front
(Popular Front for the Liberation of the Saguia el Hamra and Rio de
Oro), which in February 1976 formally proclaimed a
government-in-exile of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR),
led by President Mohamed ABDELAZIZ; territory partitioned between
Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring
northern two-thirds; Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario
guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979;
Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and has since
asserted administrative control; the Polisario's government-in-exile
was seated as an OAU member in 1984; guerrilla activities continued
sporadically, until a UN-monitored cease-fire was implemented 6
September 1991

Yemen
republic

Zambia
republic

Zimbabwe
parliamentary democracy

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@2129 Unemployment rate (%)

Afghanistan
NA

Albania
14.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2001 est.)

Algeria
25.4% (2004 est.)

American Samoa
6% (2000)

Andorra
0% (1996 est.)

Angola
extensive unemployment and underemployment affecting more
than half the population (2001 est.)

Anguilla
8% (2002)

Antigua and Barbuda
11% (2001 est.)

Argentina
14.8% (2004 est.)

Armenia
30% (2003 est.)

Aruba
0.6% (2003 est.)

Australia
5.1% (December 2004 est.)

Austria
4.4% (2004 est.)

Azerbaijan
1.2% (official rate) (2004 est.)

Bahamas, The
10.2% (2004 est.)

Bahrain
15% (1998 est.)

Bangladesh
40% (includes underemployment) (2004 est.)

Barbados
10.7% (2003 est.)

Belarus
2% officially registered unemployed; large number of
underemployed workers (2004)

Belgium
12% (first half, 2004)

Belize
12.9% (2003)

Benin
NA

Bermuda
5% (2002 est.)

Bhutan
NA

Bolivia
9.2% in urban areas
note: widespread underemployment (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
44% officially; however, grey economy may
reduce actual unemployment to near 20% (2004 est.)

Botswana
23.8% (2004 est.)

Brazil
11.5% (2004 est.)

British Virgin Islands
3% (1995)

Brunei
3.2% (2002 est.)

Bulgaria
12.7% (2004 est.)

Burkina Faso
NA%

Burma
5.2% (2004 est.)

Burundi
NA

Cambodia
2.5% (2000 est.)

Cameroo