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| Population: |
596,202 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
42.81% (male 127,955; female 127,267)
15-64 years:
54.26% (male 159,560; female 163,949)
65 years and over:
2.93% (male 8,326; female 9,145) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
3.02% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
39.52 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.35 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
NEGL migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.91 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
84.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
60.41 years
male:
58.2 years
female:
62.68 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
5.32 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.12% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Comoran(s)
adjective:
Comoran
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| Ethnic groups: |
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%
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| Languages: |
Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
57.3%
male:
64.2%
female:
50.4% (1995 est.)
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