Eritrea

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Eritrea
Misc
Country CodeER
Geography
Area (sq km)117,600
Coastline (km)2,234
Highest Point (m)3,018 (Soira)
Average Elevation (m)853
People
Population5,970,646
Median Age19.90
Growth Rate0.89 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)29.10
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)7.10
Urban Population40.10 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth21.30
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)501.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)44.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.30 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.70
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)5.00 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)5
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)9.402 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)5.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,600
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)5.50 %

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