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Population:
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523,051 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42% (male 110,268; female 109,222)
15-64 years: 54.3% (male 136,370; female 147,431)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,745; female 11,015) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 18.7 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 19.4 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.43% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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36.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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12.27 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 87.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 93.27 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 55.15 years
male: 53 years
female: 57.36 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.68 children born/woman (2004 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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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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