Botswana

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Botswana
Misc
Country CodeBW
Geography
Area (sq km)581,730
Coastline (km)
Highest Point (m)1,489 (Tsodilo Hills)
Average Elevation (m)1,013
People
Population2,249,104
Median Age24.90
Growth Rate1.52 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)21.70
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.50
Urban Population69.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)129.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)28.60
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.37
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)18.90 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)9.60 %
School life (years)13
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)36.00 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)39.010 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)17,000
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)40.30 %

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