Egypt:
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Population	80,335,036 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 32.2% (male 13,234,428/female 12,631,681) 15-64 years: 63.2% (male 25,688,703/female 25,082,200) 65 years and over: 4.6% (male 1,576,376/female 2,121,648) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 24.2 years male: 23.9 years female: 24.6 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.721% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	22.53 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	5.11 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-0.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.048 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.024 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.743 male(s)/female total population: 1.017 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 29.5 deaths/1,000 live births male: 31.22 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 71.57 years male: 69.04 years female: 74.22 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.77 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	12,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	700 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Egyptian(s) adjective: Egyptian
Ethnic groups	Egyptian 98%, Berber, Nubian, Bedouin, and Beja 1%, Greek, Armenian, other European (primarily Italian and French) 1%
Religions	Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%, Coptic 9%, other Christian 1%
Languages	Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.4% male: 83% female: 59.4% (2005 est.)