| Population | 788,457 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 80,273/female 76,826)
15-64 years: 68.3% (male 272,924/female 265,738)
65 years and over: 11.8% (male 40,458/female 52,238) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 35.1 years
male: 34.1 years
female: 36.2 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 0.527% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 12.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.045 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.027 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.774 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 6.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 77.98 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 1.8 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | less than 1,000 (1999 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot |
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| Ethnic groups | Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001) |
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| Religions | Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4% |
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| Languages | Greek, Turkish, English |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2003 est.) |
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