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    Papua New Guinea People 1997

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    SOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population 4,496,221 (July 1997 est.)

      Age structure
      0-14 years : 40% (male 921,227; female 874,290)
      15-64 years: 57% (male 1,338,483; female 1,229,180)
      65 years and over: 3% (male 61,082; female 71,959) (July 1997 est.)

      Population growth rate 2.28% (1997 est.)

      Birth rate 32.65 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Death rate 9.83 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

      Sex ratio
      at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female
      under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
      15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
      65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female
      total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

      Infant mortality rate 58.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth
      total population: 57.65 years
      male: 56.78 years
      female: 58.56 years (1997 est.)

      Total fertility rate 4.36 children born/woman (1997 est.)

      Nationality
      noun : Papua New Guinean(s)
      adjective: Papua New Guinean

      Ethnic groups Melanesian, Papuan, Negrito, Micronesian, Polynesian

      Religions Roman Catholic 22%, Lutheran 16%, Presbyterian/Methodist/London MissionarySociety 8%, Anglican 5%, Evangelical Alliance 4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1%,other Protestant sects 10%, indigenous beliefs 34%

      Languages English spoken by 1%-2%, pidgin English widespread, Motu spoken in Papuaregion
      note: 715 indigenous languages

      Literacy
      definition: age 15 and over can read and write
      total population : 72.2%
      male: 81%
      female: 62.7% (1995 est.)

      NOTE: The information regarding Papua New Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Papua New Guinea People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Papua New Guinea People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.

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