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Population:
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792,604 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.5% (male 78,922/female 75,523)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 275,223/female 267,798)
65 years and over: 12% (male 41,592/female 53,546) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 35.3 years
male: 34.3 years
female: 36.4 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.522% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.56 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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7.76 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 6.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 78.15 years
male: 75.75 years
female: 80.67 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.79 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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fewer than 1,000 (1999 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot
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Ethnic groups:
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Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)
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Religions:
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Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%
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Languages:
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Greek, Turkish, English
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2001 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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6.3% of GDP (2004)
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