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Cuba Population: 11 050 729 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 22% (male 1 247 339; female 1 182 612) 15-64 years: 69% (male 3 795 310; female 3 777 454) 65 years and over: 9% (male 490 883; female 557 131) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.42% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 13.13 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 7.35 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -1.53 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 7.89 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.64 years male: 73.29 years female: 78.13 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.57 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban Ethnic groups: mulatto 51% white 37% black 11% Chinese 1% Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 85% prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants Jehovah's Witnesses Jews and Santeria are also represented Languages: Spanish Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 96.2% female: 95.3% (1995 est.)
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