Bolivia:
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Population	9,119,152 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,593,509/female 1,532,155) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 2,730,359/female 2,841,872) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 187,123/female 234,134) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 22.2 years male: 21.5 years female: 22.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.42% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	22.82 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-1.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.961 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.799 male(s)/female total population: 0.979 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 50.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 53.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 46.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 66.19 years male: 63.53 years female: 68.97 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.76 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	4,900 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 500 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Bolivian(s) adjective: Bolivian
Ethnic groups	Quechua 30%, mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%, Aymara 25%, white 15%
Religions	Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%
Languages	Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.7% male: 93.1% female: 80.7% (2001 census)