Canada:
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Population	33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 17.3% (male 2,967,383/female 2,824,189) 15-64 years: 69.2% (male 11,604,723/female 11,490,839) 65 years and over: 13.5% (male 1,927,035/female 2,575,972) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 39.1 years male: 38.1 years female: 40.2 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0.869% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	10.75 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	7.86 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	5.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.051 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.748 male(s)/female total population: 0.977 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.34 years male: 76.98 years female: 83.86 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.61 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	56,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	1,500 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian
Ethnic groups	British Isles origin 28%, French origin 23%, other European 15%, Amerindian 2%, other, mostly Asian, African, Arab 6%, mixed background 26%
Religions	Roman Catholic 42.6%, Protestant 23.3% (including United Church 9.5%, Anglican 6.8%, Baptist 2.4%, Lutheran 2%), other Christian 4.4%, Muslim 1.9%, other and unspecified 11.8%, none 16% (2001 census)
Languages	English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.)