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Dominica:
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Other pages in this profile of Dominica:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 72,514 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 96.2 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 24.7% (male 9,175/female 8,762) 15-64 years: 65.1% (male 24,192/female 22,995) 65 years and over: 10.2% (male 3,178/female 4,212) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 29.4 years male: 29 years female: 29.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.196% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 15.73 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -5.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 75.33 years male: 72.39 years female: 78.41 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.1 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican |
Ethnic groups |
Definition black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census) |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census) |
Languages |
Definition English (official), French patois |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (2003 est.) |
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