Equatorial-guinea Population: 454 001 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 97 993; female 97 470) 15-64 years: 53% (male 114 960; female 126 453) 65 years and over: 4% (male 7 597; female 9 528) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 2.56% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 38.9 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 13.32 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 93.45 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 53.93 years male: 51.61 years female: 56.31 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 5.06 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s) adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean Ethnic groups: Bioko (primarily Bubi some Fernandinos) Rio Muni (primarily Fang) Europeans less than 1 000 mostly Spanish Religions: nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic pagan practices Languages: Spanish (official) French (official) pidgin English Fang Bubi Ibo Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.5% male: 89.6% female: 68.1% (1995 est.)
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