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Population:
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1,503,182 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 41% (male 307,353/female 308,726)
15-64 years: 55.9% (male 404,747/female 436,245)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 18,819/female 27,292) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 19.2 years
male: 18.6 years
female: 19.8 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.035% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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36.4 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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16.05 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 101.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 111.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 91.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 47.52 years
male: 45.71 years
female: 49.39 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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4.72 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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10% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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17,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,200 (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 diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008)
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Nationality:
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noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
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Ethnic groups:
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African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
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Religions:
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Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 5 years
male: 7 years
female: 4 years (2001)
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Education expenditures:
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5.2% of GDP (1999)
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