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Population:
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175,883 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 47.7% (male 42,480; female 41,411)
15-64 years: 48.3% (male 41,043; female 43,986)
65 years and over: 4% (male 3,197; female 3,766) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 16.1 years
male: 15.5 years
female: 16.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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3.18% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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41.87 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.11 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 46.04 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 48.07 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 66.28 years
male: 64.79 years
female: 67.82 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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5.88 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: Sao Tomean(s)
adjective: Sao Tomean
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Ethnic groups:
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mestico, angolares (descendants of Angolan slaves), forros (descendants of freed slaves), servicais (contract laborers from Angola, Mozambique, and Cape Verde), tongas (children of servicais born on the islands), Europeans (primarily Portuguese)
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Religions:
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Christian 80% (Roman Catholic, Evangelical Protestant, Seventh-Day Adventist)
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Languages:
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Portuguese (official)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)
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