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(Cabo Verde, Senegal)

Gambia, TheCabo VerdeSenegal
Misc
Country CodeGMCVSN
Geography
Area (sq km)11,3004,033196,722
Coastline (km)80965531
Highest Point (m)53 (unnamed elevation)2,829 (Mt. Fogo (a volcano on Fogo Island))3 (unnamed elevation)
Average Elevation (m)3469
People
Population2,092,731568,37315,020,945
Median Age21.3025.8019.00
Growth Rate1.99 %1.32 %2.36 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)28.6019.7032.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.906.007.90
Urban Population61.30 %65.70 %47.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth20.9021.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)706.0042.00315.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)58.4021.1048.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.30 %4.80 %4.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.110.770.07
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.102.100.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)10.30 %11.80 %8.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.10 %5.20 %6.20 %
School life (years)9129
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)13.10 %32.50 %5.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)5.556 billion3.777 billion54.800 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.60 %4.00 %7.20 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)2,6007,0003,500
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)6.80 %32.40 %21.20 %