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Population: |
1,388,363 (July 2004
est.) |
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Age
structure: |
0-14 years:
41.7% (male 288,760; female 289,975)
15-64 years: 55.4% (male 367,728; female 400,996)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 17,570; female 23,334) (2004
est.) |
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Median
age: |
total:
18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.5 years (2004 est.) |
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Population
growth rate: |
1.99% (2004 est.)
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Birth
rate: |
38.03 births/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Death
rate: |
16.57 deaths/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Net
migration rate: |
-1.57 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant
mortality rate: |
total:
108.72 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 97.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 119.37 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
46.98 years
male: 45.09 years
female: 48.92 years (2004 est.) |
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Total
fertility rate: |
5 children born/woman
(2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate: |
10% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS: |
17,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
deaths: |
1,200 (2001 est.)
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Major
infectious diseases: |
typhoid fever, malaria,
yellow fever, schistosomiasis
overall degree of risk: very high (2004) |
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Nationality: |
noun:
Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean |
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Ethnic
groups: |
African 99% (Balanta
30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and
mulatto less than 1% |
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Religions: |
indigenous beliefs 50%,
Muslim 45%, Christian 5% |
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Languages: |
Portuguese (official),
Crioulo, African languages |
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.) |