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Population:
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39,148,162 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.7% (male 8,730,609; female 8,358,569)
15-64 years: 54.1% (male 10,588,634; female 10,571,199)
65 years and over: 2.3% (male 490,869; female 408,282) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.64% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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35.79 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.37 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.02 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: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.2 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 64.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 63.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 64.8 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 58.13 years
male: 56.96 years
female: 59.36 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.97 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.6% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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450,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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23,000 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Sudanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Sudanese
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Ethnic groups:
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black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English
note: program of "Arabization" in process
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.)
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