competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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Portugal People:
Population:
10,566,212 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 16.6% (male:916,234; female:839,935)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male:3,468,844; female:3,538,779)
65 years and over: 17.1% (male:744,787; female:1,057,633) (2005)
Median age:
total: 38.2 years
male: 36.06 years
female: 40.33 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.39% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
10.82 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
10.43 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.49 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.05 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 5.53 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 4.55 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 77.53 years (2005 est.)
male: 74.25 years
female: 81.03 years
Total fertility rate:
1.47 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
0.4% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
22,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 1000 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Portuguese(singular and plural)
adjective: Portuguese
Ethnic groups:
homogeneous Mediterranean stock
Religions:
Roman Catholic 94%, Protestant (1995)
Languages:
Portuguese (official), Mirandese (official - but locally used)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003)
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