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Population:
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9,365,818 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.1% (male 1,532,813/female 1,477,033)
15-64 years: 62.2% (male 2,971,620/female 2,851,207)
65 years and over: 5.7% (male 247,738/female 285,407) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 24.5 years
male: 24.3 years
female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.5% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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22.91 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.042 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.868 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 27.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 73.07 years
male: 71.34 years
female: 74.87 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.81 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1.7% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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88,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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7,900 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican
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Ethnic groups:
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mixed 73%, white 16%, black 11%
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 95%, other 5%
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Languages:
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Spanish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 86.8%
female: 87.2% (2002 census)
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