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Population:
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931,741 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.6% (male 145,430/female 139,498)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 302,460/female 301,344)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 19,413/female 23,596) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 25.2 years
male: 24.7 years
female: 25.7 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.388% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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22.15 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.62 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: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 13.07 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.44 years
male: 67.9 years
female: 73.1 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.68 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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600 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Fijian(s)
adjective: Fijian
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Ethnic groups:
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Fijian 57.3% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.6%, Rotuman 1.2%, other 3.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2007 census)
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Religions:
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Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census)
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Languages:
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English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2005)
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Education expenditures:
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6.5% of GDP (2004)
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