Vanuatu:
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Population	211,971 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 31.9% (male 34,590/female 33,124) 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 69,496/female 66,745) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 4,178/female 3,838) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 23.4 years male: 23.4 years female: 23.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.46% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	22.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	7.75 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.044 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.041 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.089 male(s)/female total population: 1.044 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 52.45 deaths/1,000 live births male: 54.96 deaths/1,000 live births female: 49.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 63.22 years male: 61.67 years female: 64.84 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.63 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: Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural) adjective: Ni-Vanuatu
Ethnic groups	Ni-Vanuatu 98.5%, other 1.5% (1999 Census)
Religions	Presbyterian 31.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Roman Catholic 13.1%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, other Christian 13.8%, indigenous beliefs 5.6% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 9.6%, none 1%, unspecified 1.3% (1999 Census)
Languages	local languages (more than 100) 72.6%, pidgin (known as Bislama or Bichelama) 23.1%, English 1.9%, French 1.4%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.7% (1999 Census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 74% male: NA female: NA (1999 census)