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Population:
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476,703 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.3% (male 103,516/female 102,860)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 133,168/female 121,823) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 7,748/female 7,588) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 18.23 years
male: 18.77 years female: 17.69 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.06% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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39.98 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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19.39 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: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 104.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 111.82 deaths/1,000 live births female: 96.21 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 43.1 years
male: 41.84 years female: 44.39 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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5.4 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.9% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,100 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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690 (2003 est.) |
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria (2004) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5% |
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Religions:
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Muslim 94%, Christian 6% |
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Languages:
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French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9% male: 78% female: 58.4% (2003 est.) |
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