Senegal

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Senegal
Misc
Country CodeSN
Geography
Area (sq km)196,722
Coastline (km)531
Highest Point (m)3 (unnamed elevation)
Average Elevation (m)69
People
Population15,020,945
Median Age19.00
Growth Rate2.36 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)32.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)7.90
Urban Population47.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth21.90
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)315.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)48.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.07
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)0.30
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)8.80 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.20 %
School life (years)9
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)5.30 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)54.800 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)7.20 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)3,500
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)21.20 %

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