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Geography
People and Society
Population
comparison rankings: total 216; female 216; male 216
Languages
French audio sample:
Median age
comparison ranking: total 1
Population growth rate
comparison ranking: 124
Birth rate
comparison ranking: 226
Death rate
comparison ranking: 25
Net migration rate
comparison ranking: 7
Infant mortality rate
comparison ranking: total 224
Life expectancy at birth
comparison ranking: total population 1
Total fertility rate
comparison ranking: 196
Education expenditures
comparison ranking: 195
Environment
Government
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
comparison ranking: 171
Real GDP growth rate
comparison ranking: 52
Real GDP per capita
comparison ranking: 4
GDP - composition, by sector of origin
comparison rankings: services 11; industry 184
Industrial production growth rate
comparison ranking: 191
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
comparison ranking: total 33
Energy
Communications
Telephones - fixed lines
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 159
Telephones - mobile cellular
comparison ranking: total subscriptions 208
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
comparison ranking: total 168
Transportation
Merchant marine
comparison ranking: total 185