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| Population: |
70,786 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
28.72% (male 10,300; female 10,027)
15-64 years:
63.45% (male 23,056; female 21,855)
65 years and over:
7.83% (male 2,267; female 3,281) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
-0.98% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
17.81 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-20.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
16.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.6 years
male:
70.74 years
female:
76.61 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.03 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Dominican(s)
adjective:
Dominican
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| Ethnic groups: |
black, Carib Amerindian
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| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), none 2%, other 6%
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| Languages: |
English (official), French patois
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
94%
male:
94%
female:
94% (1970 est.)
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