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The World Factbook - The World Factbook Flags of the World Every flag has a story View flags of all the world’s countries and territories to learn the symbolism behind each design
Population growth rate Comparison - The World Factbook Compares the average annual percent change in populations, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country The rate may be positive or negative
Birth rate Comparison - The World Factbook Compares the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate
Total fertility rate Comparison - The World Factbook Compares figures for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age It is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman
Debt - external Comparison - The World Factbook Compares the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis
Infant mortality rate Comparison - The World Factbook Compares the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country