Sudanese People, Sudan People
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Population: 40,187,486 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 43.2% (male 8,865,331/female 8,488,982) 15-64 years: 54.5% (male 10,952,566/female 10,930,218) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 513,679/female 436,710) (2005 est.)
Median age: Total: 18.07 years male: 17.86 years female: 18.29 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.6% (2005 est.)
Death rate: 9.16 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.18 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate: Total: 62.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 63.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 61.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 58.54 years male: 57.33 years female: 59.8 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.85 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 2.3% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 400,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 23,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality: Noun: Sudanese (singular and plural) adjective: Sudanese
Ethnic groups: Black 52%, Arab 39%, Beja 6%, foreigners 2%, other 1%
Religions: Sunni Muslim 70% (in north), indigenous beliefs 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and Khartoum)
Languages: Arabic (official), Nubian, Ta Bedawie, diverse dialects of Nilotic, Nilo-Hamitic, Sudanic languages, English note: program of "Arabization" in process
Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.1% male: 71.8% female: 50.5% (2003 est.)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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