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Population:
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535,881 (July
2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14
years: 41.7% (male 112,326/female 111,244)
15-64 years: 54.5% (male 140,568/female 151,500)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,900/female 11,343)
(2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total:
18.83 years
male: 18.2 years
female: 19.46 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.42% (2005
est.) |
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Birth rate:
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36.18
births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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12
deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 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: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total:
85.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 91.28 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 78.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 55.56 years
male: 53.38 years
female: 57.8 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.62 children
born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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3.4% (2001
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,900 (2001
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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370 (2001
est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of
risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea,
hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
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Ethnic groups:
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Bioko
(primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily
Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish |
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Religions:
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nominally
Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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Languages:
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Spanish
(official), French (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi,
Ibo |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.) |