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	<country name="GABON">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>595</source1>
				<source2>792</source2>
				<source3>1 084</source3>
				<source4>1 475</source4>
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			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>2.3</source1>
				<source2>3.0</source2>
				<source3>3.2</source3>
				<source4>1.8</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>35</source1>
				<source2>40</source2>
				<source3>42</source3>
				<source4>36</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>10</source1>
				<source2>9</source2>
				<source3>7</source3>
				<source4>6</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>4.9</source1>
				<source2>5.2</source2>
				<source3>5.1</source3>
				<source4>3.4</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>152.0</source3>
				<source4>90.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>15</source3>
				<source4>13</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>20</source3>
				<source4>18</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>12</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>33</source4>

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					<note4 value="a"/>
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				</var1>
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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>55</source2>
				<source3>59</source3>
				<source4>59</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>50</source1>
				<source2>58</source2>
				<source3>63</source3>
				<source4>62</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>49</source1>
				<source2>57</source2>
				<source3>61</source3>
				<source4>60</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>114</source1>
				<source2>78</source2>
				<source3>59</source3>
				<source4>51</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>130</source2>
				<source3>93</source3>
				<source4>80</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>520</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>16</source3>
				<source4>49</source4>

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					<note4 value="b"/>
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				</var1>
				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>3.0</source3>
				<source4>5.9</source4>

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					<note4 value="b"/>
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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>2</source1>
				<source2>3</source2>
				<source3>4</source3>
				<source4>6</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>43</source1>
				<source2>62</source2>
				<source3>75</source3>
				<source4>86</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>7.9</source1>
				<source2>5.1</source2>
				<source3>3.9</source3>
				<source4>1.9</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural population growth rate (percentage)">

				<source1>-1.5</source1>
				<source2>-0.5</source2>
				<source3>-2.0</source3>
				<source4>-1.5</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>62</source1>
				<source2>110</source2>
				<source3>164</source3>
				<source4>284</source4>

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				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>10.4</source1>
				<source2>13.9</source2>
				<source3>15.1</source3>
				<source4>18.9</source4>

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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 2000.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 2007.</desc4>

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