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Population:
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57,738 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.6% (male 11,347; female 10,934)
15-64 years: 58.7% (male 17,380; female 16,520)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 748; female 809) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 19.6 years
male: 19.6 years
female: 19.6 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.29% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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33.88 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.94 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-6.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 30.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 26.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 34.19 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.7 years
male: 67.77 years
female: 71.73 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.02 children born/woman (2004 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: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese
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Ethnic groups:
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Micronesian
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Religions:
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Christian (mostly Protestant)
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Languages:
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English (widely spoken as a second language, both English and Marshallese are official languages), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)
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