| Population :
| 1 019 252.
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 37,80%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 196 007.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 189 584.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 59,20%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 308 254.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 295 584.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 2,90%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 14 663.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 15 160.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 20 years .
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| Median age male :
| 20.1 years .
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| Median age female :
| 19.9 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.11% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 27.46 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 6.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.97 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 55.34 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 42.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 65.56 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 63.31 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 67.92 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.7 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| NA .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Timorese .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Timorese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian), Papuan, small Chinese minority .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 90%, Muslim 4%, Protestant 3%, Hindu 0.5%, Buddhist, Animist (1992 est.) .
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| Languages :
| Tetum (official), Portuguese (official), Indonesian, English .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 58.6% (2002) .
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| Literacy male :
| .
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| Literacy female :
| .
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| Government type :
| republic .
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| Independence :
| 28 November 1975 (date of proclamation of independence from Portugal); note - 20 May 2002 is the official date of international recognition of East Timor's independence from Indonesia .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 28 November (1975) .
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| Suffrage :
| 17 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| In late 1999, about 70% of the economic infrastructure of East Timor was laid waste by Indonesian troops and anti-independence militias, and 260,000 people fled westward. Over the next three years, however, a massive international program, manned by 5,000.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 42% (2003 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| NA .
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| Agriculture products :
| coffee, rice, maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cabbage, mangoes, bananas, vanilla .
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| Industries :
| printing, soap manufacturing, handicrafts, woven cloth .
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| Exports commodities :
| coffee, sandalwood, marble; note - the potential for oil and vanilla exports .
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| Exports partners :
| NA .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 28 November (1975) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 28 November (1975) .
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| Internet users :
| NA .
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| Hymne :
| .
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