Guyana:
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Population	769,095 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 26.1% (male 102,111/female 98,325) 15-64 years: 68.6% (male 266,288/female 261,620) 65 years and over: 5.3% (male 17,308/female 23,443) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 27.8 years male: 27.3 years female: 28.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0.234% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	18.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	8.28 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-7.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.018 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.738 male(s)/female total population: 1.006 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 31.35 deaths/1,000 live births male: 34.93 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 66.17 years male: 63.52 years female: 68.95 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.04 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	2.5% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	11,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	1,100 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Guyanese (singular and plural) adjective: Guyanese
Ethnic groups	East Indian 50%, black 36%, Amerindian 7%, white, Chinese, and mixed 7%
Religions	Christian 50%, Hindu 35%, Muslim 10%, other 5%
Languages	English, Amerindian dialects, Creole, Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Urdu
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98.8% male: 99.1% female: 98.5% (2003 est.)