ra 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 Organization of African Unity (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
40% (2005 est.)

Albania
14.3% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance
of near-subsistence farming (2005 est.)

Algeria
15.7% (2006 est.)

American Samoa
29.8% (2005)

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
10.2% (3rd quarter)

Armenia
7.6% (2004 est.)

Aruba
6.9% (2005 est.)

Australia
4.9% (2006 est.)

Austria
4.9% (2006 est.)

Azerbaijan
1.2% official rate (2006 est.)

Bahamas, The
10.2% (2005 est.)

Bahrain
15% (2005 est.)

Bangladesh
2.5% (includes underemployment) (2006 est.)

Barbados
10.7% (2003 est.)

Belarus
1.6% officially registered unemployed; large number of
underemployed workers (2005)

Belgium
8.1% (2006 est.)

Belize
12.9% (2003)

Benin
NA%

Bermuda
2.1% (2004 est.)

Bhutan

Bolivia
7.8% in urban areas; widespread underemployment (2006 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
45.5% official rate; grey economy may reduce
actual unemployment to 25-30% (31 December 2004 est.)

Botswana
23.8% (2004)

Brazil
9.6% (2006 est.)

British Virgin Islands
3.6% (1997)

Brunei
4.8% (2004)

Bulgaria
9.6% (2006 est.)

Burkina Faso
NA%

Burma
10.2% (2006 est.)

Burundi
NA%

Cambodia
2.5% (2000 est.)

Cameroon
30% (2001 est.)

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