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| People | East Timor |
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Population:
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997,853
note: other estimates range as low as 800,000 (2002 est.) (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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NA (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 19.7 years
female: 19.6 years (2002) male: 19.8 years |
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Population growth rate:
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2.13% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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27.75 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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6.41 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 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: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 50.47 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 43.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 57.05 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.2 years
female: 67.55 years (2003 est.) male: 62.97 years |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.79 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: Timorese
adjective: Timorese |
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Ethnic groups:
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Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.) |
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Languages:
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Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English
note: there are about 16 indigenous languages; Tetum, Galole, Mambae, and Kemak are spoken by significant numbers of people |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 48% (2001) male: NA% female: NA% |
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