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Population:
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82,369,552 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 13.8% (male 5,826,066/female 5,524,568)
15-64 years: 66.2% (male 27,763,917/female 26,739,934)
65 years and over: 20% (male 6,892,743/female 9,622,320) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 43.4 years
male: 42.2 years
female: 44.7 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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-0.044% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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8.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.8 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 3.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.1 years
male: 76.11 years
female: 82.26 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.41 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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43,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 1,000 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: German(s)
adjective: German
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Ethnic groups:
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German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Greek, Italian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish)
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Religions:
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Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
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Languages:
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German
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 16 years
male: 16 years
female: 16 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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4.6% of GDP (2004)
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People - note:
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second most populous country in Europe after Russia
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