My World Factbook
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People
1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
150
0-14 years: 40.8% (male 312,253/female 313,609)
15-64 years: 56.1% (male 414,924/female 445,639)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 19,191/female 28,348) (2010 est.)
total: 19.4 years
male: 18.8 years
female: 19.9 years (2010 est.)
2.004% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
35.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
15.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 10
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 83
urban population: 30% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 98.05 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 8
male: 108.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 87.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 48.3 years
country comparison to the world: 216
male: 46.44 years
female: 50.22 years (2010 est.)
4.58 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36
1.8% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
16,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
1,100 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and yellow fever
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
animal contact disease: rabies (2009)
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
African 99% (includes Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel 7%), European and mulatto less than 1%
Muslim 50%, indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 10%
Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.)
total: 9 years
male: 8 years
female: 5 years (2006)
5.2% of GDP (1999)
country comparison to the world: 59
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