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Population: 10 501 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: NA

15-64 years: NA

65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate: 1.33% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 18.03 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 5.1 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 0.4 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 40.6 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 66.68 years

male: 64.3 years

female: 69.18 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.08 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Nauruan(s)

adjective: Nauruan

Ethnic groups: Nauruan 58% other Pacific Islander 26% Chinese 8% European 8%

Religions: Christian (two-thirds Protestant one-third Roman Catholic)

Languages: Nauruan (official a distinct Pacific Island language) English widely understood spoken and used for most government and commercial purposes

Literacy: NA