Belize:
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Population	294,385 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 38.9% (male 58,459/female 56,183) 15-64 years: 57.5% (male 85,686/female 83,717) 65 years and over: 3.5% (male 4,979/female 5,361) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 19.9 years male: 19.7 years female: 20 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.258% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	28.34 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.76 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.929 male(s)/female total population: 1.027 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 24.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 68.25 years male: 66.44 years female: 70.16 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	3.52 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	2.4% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	3,600 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Belizean(s) adjective: Belizean
Ethnic groups	mestizo 48.7%, Creole 24.9%, Maya 10.6%, Garifuna 6.1%, other 9.7%
Religions	Roman Catholic 49.6%, Protestant 27% (Pentecostal 7.4%, Anglican 5.3%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5.2%, Mennonite 4.1%, Methodist 3.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%), other 14%, none 9.4% (2000)
Languages	Spanish 46%, Creole 32.9%, Mayan dialects 8.9%, English 3.9% (official), Garifuna 3.4% (Carib), German 3.3%, other 1.4%, unknown 0.2% (2000 census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 76.9% male: 76.7% female: 77.1% (2000 census)