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	<country name="COMOROS">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>270</source1>
				<source2>386</source2>
				<source3>493</source3>
				<source4>676</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>2.6</source1>
				<source2>3.2</source2>
				<source3>2.4</source3>
				<source4>2.3</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>46</source1>
				<source2>47</source2>
				<source3>43</source3>
				<source4>38</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>5</source1>
				<source2>5</source2>
				<source3>5</source3>
				<source4>5</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>7.1</source1>
				<source2>7.1</source2>
				<source3>5.1</source3>
				<source4>4.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>66.0</source3>
				<source4>46.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>6</source3>
				<source4>6</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>27</source3>
				<source4>20</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>11</source3>
				<source4>19</source4>

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					<note3 value="a"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>21</source3>
				<source4>26</source4>

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					<note3 value="a"/>
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		<topic title="Health and mortality">

			<variable description="Life expectancy at birth (years)">
<sup>*</sup>

				<var1 description="Males">

				<source1>47</source1>
				<source2>51</source2>
				<source3>56</source3>
				<source4>63</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>51</source1>
				<source2>55</source2>
				<source3>60</source3>
				<source4>67</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>49</source1>
				<source2>53</source2>
				<source3>58</source3>
				<source4>65</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>127</source1>
				<source2>106</source2>
				<source3>80</source3>
				<source4>48</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>153</source2>
				<source3>113</source3>
				<source4>63</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>400</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>&lt;0.2</source4>

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					<note4 value="c"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>&lt;0.1</source3>
				<source4>&lt;0.1</source4>

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					<note4 value="c"/>
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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>145</source1>
				<source2>207</source2>
				<source3>265</source3>
				<source4>363</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>21</source1>
				<source2>25</source2>
				<source3>28</source3>
				<source4>28</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>5.5</source1>
				<source2>4.8</source2>
				<source3>2.7</source3>
				<source4>2.8</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>3.3</source1>
				<source2>2.4</source2>
				<source3>2.9</source3>
				<source4>2.2</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>7</source1>
				<source2>14</source2>
				<source3>14</source3>
				<source4>14</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>2.6</source1>
				<source2>3.7</source2>
				<source3>2.8</source3>
				<source4>2.0</source4>

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					<note4 value="**"/>
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				</var1>
			</variable>
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	<fntext>
		<num1>*</num1>
		<desc1>For the periods 1970-1975, 1980-1985, 1990-1995 and 2005-2010.</desc1>
		<num2>**</num2>
		<desc2>For 2010.</desc2>
		<num2>`</num2>
		<desc2></desc2>
		<num3>a</num3>
		<desc3>For 1996.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 2000.</desc4>
		<num5>c</num5>
		<desc5>For 2007.</desc5>

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