Bulgaria:
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Population	7,322,858 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 13.9% (male 521,117/female 496,022) 15-64 years: 68.7% (male 2,472,424/female 2,556,102) 65 years and over: 17.4% (male 523,660/female 753,533) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 40.9 years male: 38.8 years female: 43.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.837% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	9.62 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	14.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.051 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.967 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.695 male(s)/female total population: 0.924 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 19.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 22.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 72.57 years male: 68.95 years female: 76.4 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	346 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	100 (2001 est.)
Nationality	noun: Bulgarian(s) adjective: Bulgarian
Ethnic groups	Bulgarian 83.9%, Turk 9.4%, Roma 4.7%, other 2% (including Macedonian, Armenian, Tatar, Circassian) (2001 census)
Religions	Bulgarian Orthodox 82.6%, Muslim 12.2%, other Christian 1.2%, other 4% (2001 census)
Languages	Bulgarian 84.5%, Turkish 9.6%, Roma 4.1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.2% male: 98.7% female: 97.7% (2001 census)