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Population: |
415,294 (July 2004
est.) |
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Age
structure: |
0-14 years:
40% (male 83,835; female 82,318)
15-64 years: 53.3% (male 106,846; female 114,312)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 10,580; female 17,403) (2004
est.) |
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Median
age: |
total:
19 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.9 years (2004 est.) |
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Population
growth rate: |
0.73% (2004 est.)
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Birth
rate: |
26.13 births/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Death
rate: |
6.72 deaths/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Net
migration rate: |
-12.07 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant
mortality rate: |
total:
49.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 54.39 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
70.14 years
male: 66.83 years
female: 73.54 years (2004 est.) |
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Total
fertility rate: |
3.62 children
born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate: |
0.04% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS: |
775 (2001) |
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HIV/AIDS -
deaths: |
225 (as of 2001)
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Nationality: |
noun:
Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean |
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Ethnic
groups: |
Creole (mulatto) 71%,
African 28%, European 1% |
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic (infused
with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
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Languages: |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a
blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |