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172,605 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
31% (male 27,116; female 25,902)
15-64 years:
64% (male 59,690; female 50,621)
65 years and over:
5% (male 4,694; female 4,582) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.93% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 22.44 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 4.76 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 11.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.18 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.02 male(s)/female
total population:
1.13 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 13.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.1 years
male:
72.77 years
female:
79.6 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.21 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
French Guianese (singular and plural)
adjective:
French Guianese
Ethnic groups:
black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%Religions:
Roman CatholicismLanguageAs with any complex, emergent concept, language is somewhat resistant to definition; however, most would agree that language is a system of communication or reasoning using representation along with metaphor and some manner of logical grammar. Many languas:
FrenchFrench le francais la langue francaise is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered only by Spanish and Portuguese. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother to,French Guianese Creole French
LiteracyLiteracy is the ability to use text to communicate across space and time. It is often reduced to read and write, or, sometimes, the ability to read. In modern context, the word means reading and writing in a level adequate for written communication and ge:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
83%
male:
84%
female:
82% (1982 est.)