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Geography Categories
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Marshall IslandsPeople
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Population: |
59,071 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.2% (male 11,488/female 11,071)
15-64 years: 59.1% (male 17,887/female 17,023)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 771/female 831) (2005 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 19.95 years
male: 19.98 years
female: 19.92 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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2.27% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate:
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33.52 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate:
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4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-5.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 29.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 33.05 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.01 years
male: 68.05 years
female: 72.06 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.93 children born/woman (2005 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: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese
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Ethnic groups:
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Micronesian
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Religions:
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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)
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Languages:
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Marshallese 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English widely spoken as a second language; both Marshallese and English are official languages
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)
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More about Marshall Islands:
Introduction
Geography
Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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Page Number:
1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Page 1 of 6.
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