| People | French Guiana |
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Population:
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199,509 (July 2006 est.) |
Population density:
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3 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 28.9% (male 29,540/female 28,210)
15-64 years: 64.8% (male 69,302/female 59,980)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 6,350/female 6,127) (2006 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 28.6 years
male: 29.6 years
female: 27.4 years (2006 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.96% (2006 est.) |
Birth rate:
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20.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female
total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2006 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.27 years
male: 73.95 years
female: 80.75 years (2006 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.98 children born/woman (2006 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective: French Guianese |
Ethnic groups:
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black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic |
Languages:
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French |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82% (1982 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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