Fiji:
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Population	918,675 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 30.9% (male 144,665/female 138,816) 15-64 years: 64.7% (male 297,709/female 296,897) 65 years and over: 4.4% (male 18,397/female 22,191) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 24.9 years male: 24.4 years female: 25.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.394% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	22.37 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.042 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.003 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.829 male(s)/female total population: 1.006 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 11.99 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 70.12 years male: 67.6 years female: 72.76 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.7 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Fijian(s) adjective: Fijian
Ethnic groups	Fijian 54.8% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 37.4%, other 7.9% (European, other Pacific Islanders, Chinese) (2005 estimate)
Religions	Christian 53% (Methodist 34.5%, Roman Catholic 7.2%, Assembly of God 3.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.6%, other 4.9%), Hindu 34% (Sanatan 25%, Arya Samaj 1.2%, other 7.8%), Muslim 7% (Sunni 4.2%. other 2.8%), other or unspecified 5.6%, none 0.3% (1996 census)
Languages	English (official), Fijian (official), Hindustani
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 95.5% female: 91.9% (2003 est.)