Niger

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Niger
Misc
Country CodeNE
Geography
Area (sq km)1,267,000
Coastline (km)
Highest Point (m)2,022 (Idoukal-n-Taghes)
Average Elevation (m)474
People
Population19,866,231
Median Age15.50
Growth Rate3.16 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)43.60
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)11.50
Urban Population16.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth18.10
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)553.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)79.40
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.80 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.05
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)5.50 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.50 %
School life (years)6
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)0.70 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)21.860 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)4.90 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,200
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)22.40 %

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