Livestock: 4.9 million cattle, 3.8 million sheep, 1.4 million pigs 78,000 metric tons of
fish caught
Life Expectancy: Male 48, Female 51
Per capital Gross Domestic Product: $600
80% of the population is supported by agriculture
The fertile but forested (75%) upper reaches of the Mekong River form the central region of the country which is surrounded by the hills and mountains that divide the country from its northern and western neighbors.