Zambia

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Zambia
Misc
Country CodeZM
Geography
Area (sq km)752,618
Coastline (km)
Highest Point (m)2,301 (unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills)
Average Elevation (m)1,138
People
Population16,445,079
Median Age16.80
Growth Rate2.91 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)41.10
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)12.00
Urban Population43.50 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth19.20
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)224.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)59.30
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.00 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.09
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)2.00
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)8.10 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)
School life (years)
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)15.20 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)68.930 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)3.40 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)4,000
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)38.30 %

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