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Population:
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893,354 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 31.4% (male 143,066/female 137,346)
15-64 years: 64.5% (male 288,434/female 287,720) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 16,797/female 19,991) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 24.28 years
male: 23.84 years female: 24.74 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.4% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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22.73 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.65 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-3.04 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: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 12.62 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.97 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.53 years
male: 67.05 years female: 72.14 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.75 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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600 (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: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998 est.) |
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Religions:
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Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu 38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%
note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a Muslim minority (1986) |
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Languages:
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English (official), Fijian, Hindustani |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7% male: 95.5% female: 91.9% (2003 est.) |
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