Dominica:
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Population	72,386 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 25.6% (male 9,481/female 9,048) 15-64 years: 64.2% (male 23,822/female 22,656) 65 years and over: 10.2% (male 3,165/female 4,214) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 29.1 years male: 28.7 years female: 29.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0.184% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	15.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.051 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.751 male(s)/female total population: 1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 75.1 years male: 72.17 years female: 78.18 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.12 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
Nationality	noun: Dominican(s) adjective: Dominican
Ethnic groups	black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census)
Religions	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	English (official), French patois
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 94% male: 94% female: 94% (2003 est.)