Jordan

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Jordan
Misc
Country CodeJO
Geography
Area (sq km)89,342
Coastline (km)26
Highest Point (m)1,854 (Jabal Umm ad Dami)
Average Elevation (m)812
People
Population10,458,413
Median Age22.80
Growth Rate2.02 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)23.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)3.40
Urban Population91.00 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth24.80
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)58.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)13.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.50 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.34
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.40
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)35.50 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.60 %
School life (years)13
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)35.60 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)89.000 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.00 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)9,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)9.10 %

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