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Guinea-Bissau:
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Other pages in this profile of Guinea-Bissau:
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 1,503,182 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 53.7 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 41% (male 307,353/female 308,726) 15-64 years: 55.9% (male 404,747/female 436,245) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 18,819/female 27,292) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.2 years male: 18.6 years female: 19.8 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.035% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 36.4 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.05 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 101.64 deaths/1,000 live births male: 111.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 91.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 47.52 years male: 45.71 years female: 49.39 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.72 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 10% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 17,000 (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 1,200 (2001 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Guinean(s) adjective: Guinean |
Ethnic groups |
Definition African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1% |
Religions |
Definition indigenous beliefs 50%, Muslim 45%, Christian 5% |
Languages |
Definition Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 42.4% male: 58.1% female: 27.4% (2003 est.) |
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