RussiaPeople

Population:	143,420,309 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:	0-14 years: 14.6% (male 10,704,617/female 10,173,313) 15-64 years: 71.3% (male 49,429,716/female 52,799,740) 65 years and over: 14.2% (male 6,405,027/female 13,907,896) (2005 est.)
Median age:	total: 38.15 years male: 34.99 years female: 41.03 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate:	-0.37% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:	9.8 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:	14.52 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:	1.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.46 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate:	total: 15.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:	total population: 67.1 years male: 60.55 years female: 74.04 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate:	1.27 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:	1.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:	860,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:	9,000 (2001 est.)
Nationality:	noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian
Ethnic groups:	Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)
Religions:	Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
Languages:	Russian, many minority languages
Literacy:	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

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