Bhutan:
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Population	2,327,849 note: the Factbook population estimate is inconsistent with the 2005 Bhutan census results; both data are being reviewed and when completed, the results will be posted on The World Factbook Web site (https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook) later this year (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 38.6% (male 465,340/female 433,184) 15-64 years: 57.4% (male 688,428/female 647,134) 65 years and over: 4% (male 47,123/female 46,640) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 20.5 years male: 20.4 years female: 20.7 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.082% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	33.28 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	12.46 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: 1.074 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.064 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female total population: 1.066 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 96.37 deaths/1,000 live births male: 94.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 98.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 55.17 years male: 55.38 years female: 54.96 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.67 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	less than 100 (1999 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	NA
Nationality	noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural) adjective: Bhutanese
Ethnic groups	Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
Religions	Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
Languages	Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 47% male: 60% female: 34% (2003 est.)