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Population:
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20,016 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.6% (male 2,746; female 2,578)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 7,456; female 6,319)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 437; female 480) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.1 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 30 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.46% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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18.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.89 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.14 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 17.07 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 69.82 years
male: 66.67 years
female: 73.15 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.46 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: Palauan(s)
adjective: Palauan
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Religions:
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Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion, which is indigenous to Palau)
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Languages:
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English and Palauan official in all states except Sonsoral (Sonsoralese and English are official), Tobi (Tobi and English are official), and Angaur (Angaur, Japanese, and English are official)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)
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