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Population:
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496,374 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 43.4% (male 107,957/female 107,233)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male 137,111/female 126,952)
65 years and over: 3.4% (male 8,626/female 8,495) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 18.2 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 17.7 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.984% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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39.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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19.23 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.007 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.015 male(s)/female
total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 100.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 108.35 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 92.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 43.25 years
male: 41.88 years
female: 44.65 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.23 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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2.9% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,100 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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690 (2003 est.)
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified among birds in this country or surrounding region; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2007)
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Nationality:
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noun: Djiboutian(s)
adjective: Djiboutian
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Ethnic groups:
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Somali 60%, Afar 35%, other 5% (includes French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian)
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Religions:
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Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
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Languages:
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French (official), Arabic (official), Somali, Afar
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.)
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