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Population:
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372,361 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 28.6% (male 54,342/female 52,084)
15-64 years: 68.4% (male 134,908/female 119,814) 65 years and over: 3% (male 5,301/female 5,912) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 27.04 years
male: 27.63 years female: 26.4 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.9% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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19.01 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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3.42 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.8 years
male: 72.36 years female: 77.36 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.3 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12% |
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Religions:
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10% |
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Languages:
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Malay (official), English, Chinese |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9% male: 96.3% female: 91.4% (2002) |
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