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Population:
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2,968,586 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.7% (male 296,401/female 259,594)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 975,438/female 1,111,989)
65 years and over: 11% (male 128,398/female 196,766) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.1 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 34 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.077% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.53 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.14 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 20.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.82 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.4 years
male: 68.79 years
female: 76.55 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.35 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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2,600 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Armenian(s)
adjective: Armenian
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Ethnic groups:
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Armenian 97.9%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.3%, Russian 0.5%, other 0.3% (2001 census)
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Religions:
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Armenian Apostolic 94.7%, other Christian 4%, Yezidi (monotheist with elements of nature worship) 1.3%
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Languages:
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Armenian 97.7%, Yezidi 1%, Russian 0.9%, other 0.4% (2001 census)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2001 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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3.2% of GDP (2001)
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