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Population:
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213,679 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.4% (male 32,076; female 30,772)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 69,150; female 68,310)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 6,259; female 7,112) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 27.2 years
male: 26.9 years
female: 27.5 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.33% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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18.98 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.64 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: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 8.59 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.78 years
male: 70.82 years
female: 76.89 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.35 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: New Caledonian(s)
adjective: New Caledonian
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Ethnic groups:
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Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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Languages:
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French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)
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