Bahrain:
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Population	708,573 note: includes 235,108 non-nationals (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 26.9% (male 96,217/female 94,275) 15-64 years: 69.5% (male 284,662/female 207,555) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 13,451/female 12,413) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 29.7 years male: 32.7 years female: 26.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.392% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	17.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.021 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.372 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.084 male(s)/female total population: 1.255 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 16.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.89 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 74.68 years male: 72.18 years female: 77.25 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.57 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.2% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	less than 600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Bahraini(s) adjective: Bahraini
Ethnic groups	Bahraini 62.4%, non-Bahraini 37.6% (2001 census)
Religions	Muslim (Shi'a and Sunni) 81.2%, Christian 9%, other 9.8% (2001 census)
Languages	Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 88.6% female: 83.6% (2001 census)