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Central African Republic People 1996

Population:

3,209,759 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 690,290; male 694,153)

15-64 years:

53% (female 886,421; male 825,268)

65 years and over:

4% (female 64,846; male 48,781) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.1% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

41.84 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

20.89 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

135.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

42.15 years

male:

40.68 years

female:

43.67 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.37 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Central African(s)

adjective:

Central African

Ethnic divisions:

Baya 34%, Banda 27%, Sara 10%, Mandjia 21%, Mboum 4%, M'Baka 4%, Europeans 6,500 (including 3,600 French)

Religions:

indigenous beliefs 24%, Protestant 25%, Roman Catholic 25%, Muslim 15%, other 11%

note:

animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority

Languages:

French (official), Sangho (lingua franca and national language), Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

38%

male:

52%

female:

25%

Labor force:

775,413 (1986 est.)

by occupation:

agriculture 85%, commerce and services 9%, industry 3%, government 3%

note:

about 64,000 salaried workers (1985)

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