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Geography Location Geographic coordinates Map references Areacomparison ranking: total 4
Area - comparative Land boundaries Coastline Maritime claims Climate Terrain Elevation Natural resources Land use Irrigated land Major lakes (area sq km) Major rivers (by length in km) Major watersheds (area sq km) Major aquifers Population distribution Natural hazards Geography - note People and Society Populationcomparison rankings: total 3; female 3; male 3
Nationality Ethnic groups Languages Religions Age structure2024 population pyramid:
Dependency ratios Median agecomparison ranking: total 69
Population growth ratecomparison ranking: 131
Birth ratecomparison ranking: 145
Death ratecomparison ranking: 72
Net migration ratecomparison ranking: 38
Population distribution Urbanization Major urban areas - population Sex ratio Mother's mean age at first birth Maternal mortality ratiocomparison ranking: 122
Infant mortality ratecomparison ranking: total 173
Life expectancy at birthcomparison ranking: total population 49
Total fertility ratecomparison ranking: 133
Gross reproduction rate Contraceptive prevalence rate Drinking water source Health expenditure Physician density Hospital bed density Sanitation facility access Obesity - adult prevalence ratecomparison ranking: 12
Alcohol consumption per capitacomparison ranking: total 35
Tobacco usecomparison ranking: total 52
Children under the age of 5 years underweightcomparison ranking: 115
Currently married women (ages 15-49) Education expenditurecomparison ranking: Education expenditure (% GDP) 49
Literacy School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) Environment Environment - current issues Environment - international agreements Climate Land use Urbanization Air pollutants Waste and recycling Major lakes (area sq km) Major rivers (by length in km) Major watersheds (area sq km) Major aquifers Total water withdrawal Total renewable water resources Government Country name Government type Capital Administrative divisions Dependent areas Legal system Constitution International law organization participation Citizenship Suffrage Executive branch Legislative branch Legislative branch - lower chamber Legislative branch - upper chamber Judicial branch Political parties International organization participation Independence National holiday Flag description National symbol(s) National color(s) National anthem National heritage Economy Economic overview Real GDP (purchasing power parity)comparison ranking: 2
Real GDP growth ratecomparison ranking: 113
Real GDP per capitacomparison ranking: 13
GDP (official exchange rate) Inflation rate (consumer prices)comparison ranking: 93
GDP - composition, by sector of origincomparison rankings: services 23; industry 156; agriculture 184
GDP - composition, by end use Agricultural products Industries Industrial production growth ratecomparison ranking: 97
Labor forcecomparison ranking: 3
Unemployment ratecomparison ranking: 72
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)comparison ranking: total 136
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family incomecomparison ranking: 36
Average household expenditures Household income or consumption by percentage share Remittances Budget Public debtcomparison ranking: 13
Taxes and other revenuescomparison ranking: 174
Current account balancecomparison ranking: 206
Exportscomparison ranking: 2
Exports - partners Exports - commodities Importscomparison ranking: 1
Imports - partners Imports - commodities Reserves of foreign exchange and goldcomparison ranking: 13
Exchange rates Energy Electricity access Electricitycomparison rankings: transmission/distribution losses 209; imports 3; exports 14; consumption 2; installed generating capacity 2
Electricity generation sources Nuclear energy Coal Petroleum Natural gas Carbon dioxide emissionscomparison ranking: total emissions 2
Energy consumption per capitacomparison ranking: 10
Communications Telephones - fixed linescomparison ranking: total subscriptions 2
Telephones - mobile cellularcomparison ranking: total subscriptions 3
Broadcast media Internet country code Internet users Broadband - fixed subscriptionscomparison ranking: total 2
Transportation Civil aircraft registration country code prefix Airportscomparison ranking: 1
Heliportscomparison ranking: 1
Railways Merchant marinecomparison ranking: total 7
Ports Military and Security Military and security forces Military expenditures Military and security service personnel strengths Military equipment inventories and acquisitions Military service age and obligation Military deployments Military - note Space Space agency/agencies Space launch site(s) Space program overview Terrorism Terrorist group(s) Transnational Issues Refugees and internally displaced persons Illicit drugsContents
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