Colombia:
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Population	Definition - World rank and map 45,013,674 (July 2008 est.)
Population density	Definition - World rank and map 43.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.)
Age structure	Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 29.4% (male 6,688,530/female 6,531,768) 15-64 years: 65.1% (male 14,292,647/female 15,017,204) 65 years and over: 5.5% (male 1,072,644/female 1,410,881) (2008 est.)
Median Age	Definition - World rank and map total: 26.8 years male: 25.9 years female: 27.8 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate	Definition - World rank and map 1.405% (2008 est.)
Birth rate	Definition - World rank and map 19.86 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate	Definition - World rank and map 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate	Definition - World rank and map -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Sex ratio	Definition at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Infant mortality rate	Definition - World rank and map total: 19.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 23.18 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	Definition - World rank and map total population: 72.54 years male: 68.71 years female: 76.5 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate	Definition - World rank and map 2.49 children born/woman (2008 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	Definition - World rank and map 0.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	Definition - World rank and map 190,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Definition 3,600 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases	Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008)
Nationality	Definition noun: Colombian(s) adjective: Colombian
Ethnic groups	Definition mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1%
Religions	Definition Roman Catholic 90%, other 10%
Languages	Definition Spanish
Literacy	Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.8% male: 92.9% female: 92.7% (2004 est.)