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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: 49.7 years
male: 48.01 years female: 51.44 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.) |
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