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Age structure > 0-14 years	42.6		[35th of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	54.9		[185th of 226]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Age structure > 65 years and over	2.6 %		[208th of 225]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Birth rate	35.26 births/1,000 population		[39th of 226]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Chinese population	80		[112nd of 127]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Death rate	3.68 deaths/1,000 population		[211st of 226]
Source: University Libraries, Ohio University
Ethnic groups Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Gender development	0.722		[76th of 141]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Percentage living in urban areas	78%		[47th of 199]
Source: Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002
Population	3,311,640		[134th of 242]
Source: Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies
Population growth rate	3.19%		[12th of 235]
Source: World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook
Population in 2015	3,173		[134th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Projected population growth	218.02%		[6th of 141]
Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1.46		[5th of 223]
Source: Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org
Sex ratio > Total population	1.23 male(s)/female		[6th of 224]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Sex ratio > Under 15 years	1.04 male(s)/female		[119th of 224]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Total fertility rate	5.62 children born/woman		[17th of 225]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Total Population	3,102,229		[133rd of 227]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Urban population	1,835,391		[126th of 195]
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute
Urbanization	77		[44th of 204]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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