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Population:
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193,633 (July 2005
est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years:
46.2% (male 44,926/female 44,521)
15-64 years: 52.1% (male 54,713/female 46,156)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,666/female 1,651) (2005 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.96
years
male: 18.04 years
female: 15.87 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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3.93% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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41.58 births/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.9 deaths/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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5.62 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03
male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 62.4
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 68.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 56.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population:
61.39 years
male: 59.22 years
female: 63.62 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.89 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Mahorais
(singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran |
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Ethnic groups:
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NA |
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Religions:
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Muslim 97%, Christian
(mostly Roman Catholic) |
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Languages:
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Mahorian (a Swahili
dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA% |