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Population522,928 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 38.7% (male 102,179/female 100,021) Median agetotal: 20.5 years Population growth rate3.027% (2012 est.) Birth rate31.65 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate8.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 82% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationLaayoune 237,000 (2011) Sex ratioat birth: 1.04 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 58.96 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 61.52 years Total fertility rate4.22 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA HIV/AIDS - deathsNA Nationalitynoun: Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s) Ethnic groupsArab, Berber ReligionsMuslim LanguagesHassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic LiteracyNA Education expendituresNA |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |