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Geography Categories
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Cape VerdePeople
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Population:
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418,224 (July 2005 est.) | |
Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 39% (male 82,249/female 80,752)
15-64 years: 54.3% (male 110,119/female 116,816)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 10,599/female 17,689) (2005 est.) | |
Median age:
| total: 19.4 years
male: 18.62 years
female: 20.25 years (2005 est.) | |
Population growth rate:
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0.67% (2005 est.) | |
Birth rate:
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25.33 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) | |
Death rate:
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6.62 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) | |
Net migration rate:
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-11.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) | |
Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.) | |
Infant mortality rate:
| total: 47.77 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 52.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) | |
Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 70.45 years
male: 67.13 years
female: 73.86 years (2005 est.) | |
Total fertility rate:
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3.48 children born/woman (2005 est.) | |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.035% (2001 est.) | |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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775 (2001) | |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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225 (as of 2001) | |
Nationality:
| noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean | |
Ethnic groups:
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Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% | |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs); Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) | |
Languages:
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Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) | |
Literacy:
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.)
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More about Cape Verde:
Introduction
Geography
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
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