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| Population: |
70,822 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
49.29% (male 17,808; female 17,101)
15-64 years:
48.61% (male 17,573; female 16,853)
65 years and over:
2.1% (male 707; female 780) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.88% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
45.07 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.23 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
39.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
65.84 years
male:
64.04 years
female:
67.73 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
6.55 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:
Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Marshallese
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| Ethnic groups: |
Micronesian
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| Religions: |
Christian (mostly Protestant)
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| Languages: |
English (universally spoken and is the official language), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male:
100%
female:
88% (1980 est.)
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