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Population:
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19,350 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.5% (male 3,202; female 3,094)
15-64 years: 63.7% (male 6,484; female 5,848)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 321; female 401) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 27 years
male: 27.7 years
female: 26.3 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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3.14% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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23.51 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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12.25 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: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 16.87 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 19.48 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74 years
male: 71.82 years
female: 76.3 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.15 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: none
adjective: none
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Ethnic groups:
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black 90%, mixed, European, or north American 10%
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Religions:
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Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
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Languages:
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English (official)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
female: 98% (1970 est.)
male: 99%
total population: 98%
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People - note:
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destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US
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