Angola:
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Population	12,263,596 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 43.7% (male 2,706,276/female 2,654,338) 15-64 years: 53.5% (male 3,339,114/female 3,225,121) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 149,414/female 189,333) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 17.9 years male: 17.9 years female: 17.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.184% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	44.51 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	24.81 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	2.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.035 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.789 male(s)/female total population: 1.021 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 184.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 196.55 deaths/1,000 live births female: 171.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 37.63 years male: 36.73 years female: 38.57 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	6.27 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	3.9% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	240,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	21,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases	degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) are high risks in some locations respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007)
Nationality	noun: Angolan(s) adjective: Angolan
Ethnic groups	Ovimbundu 37%, Kimbundu 25%, Bakongo 13%, mestico (mixed European and native African) 2%, European 1%, other 22%
Religions	indigenous beliefs 47%, Roman Catholic 38%, Protestant 15% (1998 est.)
Languages	Portuguese (official), Bantu and other African languages
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 67.4% male: 82.9% female: 54.2% (2001 est.)