Eritrea:
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Population	4,906,585 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 43.5% (male 1,073,404/female 1,060,674) 15-64 years: 52.9% (male 1,286,613/female 1,310,294) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 85,052/female 90,548) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 17.9 years male: 17.7 years female: 18.2 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	2.461% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	33.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	9.36 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.012 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.939 male(s)/female total population: 0.993 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 45.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 51.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 59.55 years male: 57.88 years female: 61.28 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	4.96 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	2.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	60,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	6,300 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases	degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations (2007)
Nationality	noun: Eritrean(s) adjective: Eritrean
Ethnic groups	Tigrinya 50%, Tigre and Kunama 40%, Afar 4%, Saho (Red Sea coast dwellers) 3%, other 3%
Religions	Muslim, Coptic Christian, Roman Catholic, Protestant
Languages	Afar, Arabic, Tigre and Kunama, Tigrinya, other Cushitic languages
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 58.6% male: 69.9% female: 47.6% (2003 est.)