Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone
Misc
Country CodeSL
Geography
Area (sq km)71,740
Coastline (km)402
Highest Point (m)1,948 (Loma Mansa (Bintimani))
Average Elevation (m)279
People
Population6,312,212
Median Age19.10
Growth Rate2.40 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)36.00
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)10.20
Urban Population42.10 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.20
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)1,360.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)66.70
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)11.10 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.03
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)8.70 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)4.60 %
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)9.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)11.550 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)3.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)1,600
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)10.00 %

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