| Population :
| 57,738 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 38,60%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 11 347.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 10 934.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 58,70%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 17 380.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 16 520.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 2,70%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 748.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 809.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 19.6 years .
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| Median age male :
| 19.6 years .
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| Median age female :
| 19.6 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 2.29% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 33.88 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 4.94 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -6.04 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 :
| 1.04 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.93 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 :
| 34.19 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 26.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 69.7 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 67.77 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 71.73 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 4.02 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 :
| Marshallese (singular and plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Marshallese .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Micronesian .
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| Religions :
| Christian (mostly Protestant) .
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| Languages :
| English (widely spoken as a second language, both English and Marshallese are official languages), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 93,70%.
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| Literacy male :
| 93,60%.
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| Literacy female :
| 93.7% (1999) .
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| Government type :
| constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986 .
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| Independence :
| 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship) .
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| National holiday :
| Constitution Day, 1 May (1979) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| US Government assistance is the mainstay of this tiny island economy. Agricultural production is primarily subsistence and is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Small-scale industry is limited to .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 21.4%, industry 20.9%, services 57.7% .
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| Agriculture products :
| coconuts, tomatoes, melons, taro, breadfruit, fruits; pigs, chickens .
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| Industries :
| copra, fish, tourism, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls .
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| Exports commodities :
| copra cake, coconut oil, handicrafts, fish .
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| Exports partners :
| US, Japan, Australia, China (2000) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Constitution Day, 1 May (1979) .
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| Imports partners :
| Constitution Day, 1 May (1979) .
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| Internet users :
| 1,400 (2003) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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