Cameroon

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Cameroon
Misc
Country CodeCM
Geography
Area (sq km)475,440
Coastline (km)402
Highest Point (m)4,045 (Fako on Mont Cameroun)
Average Elevation (m)667
People
Population25,640,965
Median Age18.60
Growth Rate2.54 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)35.00
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.40
Urban Population56.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.70
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)596.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)49.80
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.09
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)11.40 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.10 %
School life (years)13
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)6.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)89.540 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)3.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)3,700
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)25.50 %

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