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Population:
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69,029 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.7% (male 9,328/female 9,125)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 23,225/female 21,900) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 2,193/female 3,258) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 29.59 years
male: 29.26 years female: 29.95 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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-0.27% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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15.73 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-11.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 14.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 18.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.65 years
male: 71.73 years female: 77.71 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.96 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican |
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Ethnic groups:
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black, mixed black and European, European, Syrian, Carib Amerindian |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 77%, Protestant 15% (Methodist 5%, Pentecostal 3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3%, Baptist 2%, other 2%), other 6%, none 2% |
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Languages:
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English (official), French patois |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (2003 est.) |
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