My World Factbook
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People
10,324,025 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
80
0-14 years: 42.8% (male 2,175,852/female 2,128,518)
15-64 years: 53.7% (male 2,701,184/female 2,704,161)
65 years and over: 3.5% (male 153,053/female 195,207) (2010 est.)
total: 18.5 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.8 years (2010 est.)
2.649% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
37.21 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 25
10.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 47
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 84
urban population: 34% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 63.09 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 31
male: 66.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 59.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 57.6 years
country comparison to the world: 192
male: 56.13 years
female: 59.12 years (2010 est.)
5.15 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 19
1.6% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
87,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
4,500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 46
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
aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: Lassa fever (2009)
noun: Guinean(s)
adjective: Guinean
Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%
French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 29.5%
male: 42.6%
female: 18.1% (2003 est.)
total: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 7 years (2008)
1.7% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 175
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