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Population:
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551,201 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 41.5% (male 114,816/female 113,688)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 145,740/female 156,097)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 8,957/female 11,903) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 18.8 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 19.4 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.015% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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35.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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15.01 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: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.934 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.752 male(s)/female
total population: 0.957 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 87.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 93.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 49.51 years
male: 48.11 years
female: 50.95 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.48 children born/woman (2007 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 diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2007)
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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: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)
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