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Cape Verde:
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Other pages in this profile of Cape Verde:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
423,613 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure |
0-14 years: 36.9% (male 78,971/female 77,524) 15-64 years: 56.4% (male 116,751/female 122,065) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 10,423/female 17,879) (2007 est.) |
Median Age |
total: 20.2 years male: 19.4 years female: 21.1 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate |
0.606% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate |
24.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate |
6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate |
-11.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.019 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.956 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.583 male(s)/female total population: 0.948 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
total: 45.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 50.31 deaths/1,000 live births female: 40.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 71.02 years male: 67.69 years female: 74.44 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
3.28 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
0.035% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
775 (2001) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
225 (as of 2001) |
Nationality |
noun: Cape Verdean(s) adjective: Cape Verdean |
Ethnic groups |
Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% |
Religions |
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
Languages |
Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
Literacy |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.6% male: 85.8% female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
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