There is a low incidence of disease, and good medical services are available. Overcrowding, poor housing, few public services, and bad sanitation yield very poor social conditions. Social conditions are generally good, with adequate housing space and a high level of public health facilities and sanitation. Poor educational facilities and high levels of illiteracy hinder scientific and technological advancement. Highly developed educational facilities and low levels of illiteracy are the norm.
Technical proficiency is advanced.
Women may have inferior positions in society. Women are increasingly being treated as equals with men.