Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea
Misc
Country CodePG
Geography
Area (sq km)462,840
Coastline (km)5,152
Highest Point (m)4,509 (Mount Wilhelm)
Average Elevation (m)667
People
Population7,027,332
Median Age23.40
Growth Rate1.67 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)23.30
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.60
Urban Population13.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)215.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)35.30
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.30 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.05
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)21.30 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)3.60 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)30.190 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)3,700
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)36.80 %

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Australasia
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Oceania
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