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Population:
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616,459 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42% (male 131,696/female 127,253)
15-64 years: 53.8% (male 162,458/female 169,445)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 11,394/female 14,213) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 18.9 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.5 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.732% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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37.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.72 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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NA (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 83.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 84.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 82.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 61.23 years
male: 60.36 years
female: 62.13 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.16 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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3.4% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,900 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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370 (2001 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, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
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Ethnic groups:
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Fang 85.7%, Bubi 6.5%, Mdowe 3.6%, Annobon 1.6%, Bujeba 1.1%, other 1.4% (1994 census)
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Religions:
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nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
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Languages:
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Spanish 67.6% (official), other 32.4% (includes French (official), Fang, Bubi) (1994 census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87%
male: 93.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 10 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2000)
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Education expenditures:
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0.6% of GDP (2003)
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