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East Timor:
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Other pages in this profile of East Timor:
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 1,108,777 note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 73.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 35.1% (male 197,975/female 191,716) 15-64 years: 61.6% (male 347,573/female 334,908) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 17,578/female 19,027) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 21.5 years male: 21.5 years female: 21.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.05% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 26.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 41.98 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 66.94 years male: 64.6 years female: 69.39 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.36 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, dengue fever and malaria (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Timorese adjective: Timorese |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
Religions |
Definition Roman Catholic 98%, Muslim 1%, Protestant 1% (2005) |
Languages |
Definition Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% male: NA female: NA (2002) |
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