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Population:
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5,420,280 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.3% (male 1,053,940; female 1,019,492)
15-64 years: 58% (male 1,622,124; female 1,519,104)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 96,638; female 108,982) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 21 years
male: 21.1 years
female: 20.8 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.3% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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30.52 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.5 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: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 53.15 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 48.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 57.39 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 64.56 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 66.81 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.04 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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16,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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600 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Papua New Guinean(s)
adjective: Papua New Guinean
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Ethnic groups:
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Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London Missionary Society 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%, other Protestant 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%
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Languages:
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Melanesian Pidgin serves as the lingua franca, English spoken by 1%-2%, Motu spoken in Papua region
note: 715 indigenous languages -- many unrelated
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: 57.7% (2002)
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