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Population:
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10,722,816 (July 2008 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 14.3% (male 789,137/female 742,469)
15-64 years: 66.6% (male 3,568,101/female 3,575,572)
65 years and over: 19.1% (male 898,337/female 1,149,200) (2008 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 41.5 years
male: 40.4 years
female: 42.6 years (2008 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.146% (2008 est.)
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Birth rate:
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9.54 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.42 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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2.33 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 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 79.52 years
male: 76.98 years
female: 82.21 years (2008 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.36 children born/woman (2008 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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9,100 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Greek(s)
adjective: Greek
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Ethnic groups:
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population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census)
note: percents represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity
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Religions:
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Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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Languages:
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Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97.8%
female: 94.2% (2001 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 17 years
male: 17 years
female: 17 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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4.4% of GDP (2005)
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