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The native Fijians live throughout the country, while the Indo-Fijians reside primarily near the urban centers and in the cane-producing areas of the two main islands. Nearly all of the indigenous Fijians are Christian , with some two-thirds being Methodist . Some 77 percent of the Indo-Fijians are Hindu , with a further 16 percent being Muslim and 6 percent Christian. There are also a few Sikh s. A national Census is supposed to be conducted every ten years. The last was held in 1996 , but the census intended for 2006 has been postponed till 2007 . Finance Minister Ratu Jone Kubuabola announced on 27 October 2005 that the Cabinet had decided that it would not be in the country's interest to have a census and a General Election in the same year. ''"Peoples’ focus on the elections could have an impact on their cooperation with census officials,"'' he said. The Statistics Office supported Kubuabola's announcement, saying that public interest in the general election would likely distract people's attention from the census, making it problematic to conduct. MISCELLANEOUS FIGURES Population: 905,949( July 2006 est.) Age structure: ''0-14 years:'' 31.1% (male 143847; female 138,061) ''15-64 years:'' 64% (male 293,072; female 292,312) ''65 years and over:'' 4.3% (male 17,583; female 21,074) (2006 est.) Population growth rate: 1.4% (2006 est.) Birth rate: 22.55 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) Death rate: 5.65 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) Net migration rate: -2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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:'' 0.83 male(s)/female ''total population:'' 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.) Infant mortality rate: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 estimate) Life expectancy at birth: ''total population:'' 69.82 years ''male:'' 67.32 years ''female:'' 72.45 years (2006 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.73 children born/woman (2006 est.) Nationality: ''noun:'' Fijian(s) ''adjective:'' Fijian Ethnic groups: Indigenous Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesia n admixture), Indo-Fijian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, Overseas Chinese , and other 5% ( 31 December 2004 estimate) RELIGIONS (1996 CENSUS) †Includes Atheists and Agnostics . Source: Fiji Statistics Department Languages: English , Fijian , and Hindustani have official status under the 1997 Constitution . Literacy: ''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write ''total population:'' 91.6% ''male:'' 93.8% ''female:'' 89.3% (1995 est.) EXTERNAL LINKS |
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