Total Population: 23.9 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Gross Domestic Product: 16.1 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 33.9 billion international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 670 US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 1,430 international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 14.8 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 40 percent of US
Source: Payscale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Corporate Tax Rates: 25 percent
Source: PWC, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 12.5 percent
Source: PWC, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 32.7 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Note: Corporate tax rates vary by industry, location and a range of other factors. The maximum rate is 25% with many sectors getting targeted relief.

Total Workforce: 10.3 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 387.1 million US dollars
Rank: 24 of 24
Source: IMF, 2008

Adult Literacy: 65 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 5.4 percent of GDP
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2010

English Speaking Population: 7 percent
Source: Crystal, 2003

Internet Access: 4.2 users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 0.0 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Economic Competitiveness: 3.4 GCI score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 2.6 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Roads: 3.4 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 3.4 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 49.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Rigidity of Employment: 27 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 178 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 92 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Starting a Business: 33 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 224 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Corruption Perceptions: 3.9 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 36 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 487 days
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 23 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.2 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009