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| Population: |
1,315,822 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
42.09% (male 276,312; female 277,536)
15-64 years:
55.05% (male 344,493; female 379,889)
65 years and over:
2.86% (male 16,850; female 20,742) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.23% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
39.29 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
15.33 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-1.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
110.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
49.42 years
male:
47.12 years
female:
51.78 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.2 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
2.5% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
14,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,300 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Guinean (s)
adjective:
Guinean
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| Ethnic groups: |
African 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
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| Religions: |
indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5%
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| Languages: |
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
53.9%
male:
67.1%
female:
40.7% (1997 est.)
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