Afghanistan

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Afghanistan
Misc
Country CodeAF
Geography
Area (sq km)652,230
Coastline (km)
Highest Point (m)7,492 (Noshak)
Average Elevation (m)1,884
People
Population34,940,837
Median Age19.00
Growth Rate2.37 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)37.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)13.20
Urban Population25.50 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)396.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)108.50
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)8.20 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.28
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.50
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)5.50 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.90 %
School life (years)10
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)17.60 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)69.450 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)2,000
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)22.70 %

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