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Population:
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1,062,777
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (July 2006 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 36.3%
(male 196,293/female 189,956)
15-64 years: 60.6% (male 328,111/female 315,401)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 16,072/female 16,944) (2006 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 20.8 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 20.7 years (2006 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.08% (2006 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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26.99 births/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Death rate:
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6.24 deaths/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2006 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 45.89
deaths/1,000 live births
male: 52.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 39.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population:
66.26 years
male: 63.96 years
female: 68.67 years (2006 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.53 children born/woman
(2006 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Timorese
adjective: Timorese |
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Ethnic groups:
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Austronesian
(Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim
4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.) |
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Languages:
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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 |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 58.6%
male: NA%
female: NA% (2002) |
