Ghana

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Ghana
Misc
Country CodeGH
Geography
Area (sq km)238,533
Coastline (km)539
Highest Point (m)885 (Mount Afadjato)
Average Elevation (m)190
People
Population28,102,471
Median Age21.20
Growth Rate2.16 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)30.20
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.80
Urban Population56.10 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth22.30
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)319.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)34.10
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.60 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.18
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.90
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)10.90 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.50 %
School life (years)12
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)15.20 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)134.000 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)8.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)4,700
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)9.00 %

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