4 - ونتيجة لذلك، انتشر الفقر انتشارا كبيرا وتراجع الناتج المحلي الإجمالي بمقدار 1 في المائة سنويا من عام 1995 إلى عام 2003.
As a result, poverty was widespread. The gross domestic product had fallen by 1 per cent each year from 1995 to 2003, the country's already low life expectancy had dropped further, school enrolment rates had plunged and unemployment was high.