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| Population: |
433,998 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
31.62% (male 70,314; female 66,924)
15-64 years:
62.71% (male 138,969; female 133,193)
65 years and over:
5.67% (male 11,194; female 13,404) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.6% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
20.53 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
5.68 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-8.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.84 male(s)/female
total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
24.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
71.63 years
male:
68.97 years
female:
74.42 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.47 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.26% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
210 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Surinamer(s)
adjective:
Surinamese
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| Ethnic groups: |
Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2%
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| Religions: |
Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
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| Languages: |
Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93%
male:
95%
female:
91% (1995 est.)
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