GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Population:
64,522 (July 2009 est.)
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.6% (male 12,683/female 12,217)
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15-64 years: 58.5% (male 19,302/female 18,459)
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65 years and over: 2.9% (male 902/female 959) (2009 est.)
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Median age:
total: 21.2 years
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male: 21.3 years
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female: 21.2 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
2.08% (2009 est.)
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Birth rate:
30.7 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
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Death rate:
4.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
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Net migration rate:
-5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
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Urbanization:
urban population: 71% of total population (2008)
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rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
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65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
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total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 25.45 deaths/1,000 live births
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male: 28.58 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 22.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.19 years
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male: 69.15 years
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female: 73.34 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
3.59 children born/woman (2009 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
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Nationality:
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese

Ethnic groups:
Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006)

Religions:
Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)

Languages:
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
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male: 93.6%
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female: 93.7% (1999)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2003)