目前,全国13亿多人口中乡村人口占56.1%(2006年国家统计局公布的数据),一些中西部地区乡村人口比例可达到70-80%,农村居民的人均收入一般只有城镇居民人均收入的40%。关注广大农村居民的法律援助需求,已经成为推动法律援助工作深入发展的重要内容。今年以来,司法部将‘加强农村法律援助工作’ At present, the rural population of 1.3 billion people in the country accounts for 56.1% of the country’s population (the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics in 2006), and the percentage of rural population in some central and western regions can reach 70-80%. The per capita income of rural residents is generally only the per capita income of urban residents 40%. Concerned about the legal aid needs of the vast rural population has become an important part of promoting the in-depth development of legal aid work. This year, the Ministry of Justice will ’strengthen legal aid work in rural areas’