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Population:
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9,724,723 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.7% (male 733,010/female 691,734)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 3,327,119/female 3,520,690)
65 years and over: 14.9% (male 471,863/female 980,307) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 38.2 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 41.1 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.41% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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9.5 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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13.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.945 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.481 male(s)/female
total population: 0.873 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.05 years
male: 64.31 years
female: 76.14 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.22 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.3% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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15,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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1,000 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Belarusian(s)
adjective: Belarusian
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Ethnic groups:
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Belarusian 81.2%, Russian 11.4%, Polish 3.9%, Ukrainian 2.4%, other 1.1% (1999 census)
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Religions:
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Eastern Orthodox 80%, other (including Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 20% (1997 est.)
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Languages:
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Belarusian, Russian, other
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.4% (1999 census)
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