Violence, lawlessness, political instability, poor economic development and poverty continue to rock the poorest state in the Western hemisphere. The country desperately needs aid to develop its economy and alleviate poverty. Unemployment is also very high with 65 per cent of the working population unemployed. Political and social problems continue to mar the country's prospects for 2001. The economy appears to have little chance of recovery while much of the population lives in poverty, many trying to escape to the US.
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