Liberia

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Liberia
Misc
Country CodeLR
Geography
Area (sq km)111,369
Coastline (km)579
Highest Point (m)1,447 (Mount Wuteve)
Average Elevation (m)243
People
Population4,809,768
Median Age17.80
Growth Rate2.59 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)37.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)7.40
Urban Population51.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.20
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)725.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)50.60
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)10.00 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.04
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.80
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)9.90 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.80 %
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)2.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)6.112 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,300
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)-21.90 %

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