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    Guinea People - 2002
    https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/guinea/guinea_people.html
    SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population 7,775,065 (July 2002 est.)

      Age structure
      0-14 years: 42.8% (male 1,660,795; female 1,669,850)
      15-64 years: 54.5% (male 2,067,991; female 2,165,625)
      65 years and over: 2.7% (male 86,968; female 123,836) (2002 est.)

      Population growth rate 2.23% (2002 est.)

      Birth rate 39.49 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Death rate 17.24 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

      Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
      note: as a result of civil war in neighboring countries, Guinea is host to approximately 150,000 Liberian and Sierra Leonean refugees (2002 est.)

      Sex ratio
      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
      total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

      Infant mortality rate 127.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth
      total population: 46.28 years
      female: 48.82 years (2002 est.)
      male: 43.81 years

      Total fertility rate 5.32 children born/woman (2002 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.54% (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 55,000 (1999 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths 5,600 (1999 est.)

      Nationality
      noun: Guinean(s)
      adjective: Guinean

      Ethnic groups Peuhl 40%, Malinke 30%, Soussou 20%, smaller ethnic groups 10%

      Religions Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%

      Languages French (official), each ethnic group has its own language

      Literacy
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population: 35.9%
      male: 49.9%
      female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Guinea on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.

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