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Population:
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358,098 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 29.6% (male 54,118; female 51,902)
15-64 years: 67.6% (male 128,421; female 113,480)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 4,804; female 5,373) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 26.4 years
male: 27 years
female: 25.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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2% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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3.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 13.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 17.09 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.3 years
male: 71.9 years
female: 76.82 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.37 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Bruneian(s)
adjective: Bruneian
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Ethnic groups:
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Malay 67%, Chinese 15%, indigenous 6%, other 12%
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Religions:
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian 10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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Languages:
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Malay (official), English, Chinese
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.8%
male: 94.8%
female: 88.5% (2003 est.)
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