| Population | 72,386 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 25.6% (male 9,481/female 9,048)
15-64 years: 64.2% (male 23,822/female 22,656)
65 years and over: 10.2% (male 3,165/female 4,214) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 29.1 years
male: 28.7 years
female: 29.6 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.184% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 15.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.051 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.751 male(s)/female
total population: 1.015 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.68 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.1 years
male: 72.17 years
female: 78.18 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.12 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Dominican(s)
adjective: Dominican |
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| Ethnic groups | black 86.8%, mixed 8.9%, Carib Amerindian 2.9%, white 0.8%, other 0.7% (2001 census) |
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| Religions | Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census) |
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| Languages | English (official), French patois |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.) |
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