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Population:
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216,226 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.7% (male 27,383; female 26,122)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 69,233; female 75,956)
65 years and over: 8.1% (male 7,244; female 10,288) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.8 years
male: 30.3 years
female: 33.2 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.9% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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15.76 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 10.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 11.54 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.38 years
male: 73.16 years
female: 77.7 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.04 children born/woman (2003 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: Dutch Antillean(s)
adjective: Dutch Antillean
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Ethnic groups:
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mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
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Languages:
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Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) predominates, English widely spoken, Spanish
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.)
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