Gabon

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Gabon
Misc
Country CodeGA
Geography
Area (sq km)267,667
Coastline (km)885
Highest Point (m)1,575 (Mont Iboundji)
Average Elevation (m)377
People
Population2,119,036
Median Age20.50
Growth Rate2.73 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)26.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.20
Urban Population89.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth20.30
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)291.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)32.90
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.36
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)6.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)15.00 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)2.70 %
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)35.70 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)36.660 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)0.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)18,100
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)25.60 %

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