South Africa

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South Africa
Misc
Country CodeZA
Geography
Area (sq km)1,219,090
Coastline (km)2,798
Highest Point (m)3,408 (Njesuthi)
Average Elevation (m)1,034
People
Population55,380,210
Median Age27.40
Growth Rate0.97 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)19.90
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.30
Urban Population66.40 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)138.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)29.90
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)8.80 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.91
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)28.30 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)6.10 %
School life (years)14
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)53.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)767.200 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.30 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)13,600
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)16.10 %

See Also

G20 - Group of Twenty
G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU). Founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.
BRICS
BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.