Samoa

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(Tonga, American Samoa, Tokelau, Wallis And Futuna)
Samoa
Misc
Country CodeWS
Geography
Area (sq km)2,831
Coastline (km)403
Highest Point (m)1,857 (Mount Silisili)
Average Elevation (m)
People
Population201,316
Median Age24.80
Growth Rate0.61 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)20.20
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)5.40
Urban Population18.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth23.60
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)51.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)18.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.20 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.34
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)47.30 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.10 %
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)31.90 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)1.137 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.50 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)5,700
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)

See Also

Oceania
Oceania is a geographic region in the southeast pacific that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.