Chile:
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Population	16,284,741 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 24.1% (male 2,010,576/female 1,920,951) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 5,480,703/female 5,492,988) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 576,698/female 802,825) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 30.7 years male: 29.8 years female: 31.7 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0.916% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	15.03 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.87 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: 1.047 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.998 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.718 male(s)/female total population: 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 8.36 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.96 years male: 73.69 years female: 80.4 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.97 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.3% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	26,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	1,400 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Chilean(s) adjective: Chilean
Ethnic groups	white and white-Amerindian 95%, Amerindian 3%, other 2%
Religions	Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
Languages	Spanish
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 95.8% female: 95.6% (2002 census)