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Population:
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12,531,357 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.6% (male 2,760,264/female 2,707,665)
15-64 years: 53.6% (male 3,416,914/female 3,302,552)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 151,609/female 192,353) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 18 years
male: 18 years
female: 18 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.136% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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44.09 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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24.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 182.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 194.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 169.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 37.92 years
male: 36.99 years
female: 38.9 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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6.2 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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3.9% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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240,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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21,000 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Angolan(s)
adjective: Angolan
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Ethnic groups:
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Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
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Religions:
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indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.4%
male: 82.9%
female: 54.2% (2001 est.)
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Education expenditures:
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2.4% of GDP (2005)
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