CIA World Factbook Demographic Statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
note: 2002 census results claim 1,015,000 residents, although this most likely was inflated in anticipation for the December election.
Population growth rate: 2.703% (2010 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 61.61 years
male: 60.71 years
female: 62.54 years (2010 est.)
Religions: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan practices
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
male: 93.4%
female: 80.5% (2000 est.)
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