Latvia:
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Population	2,259,810 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 13.6% (male 157,451/female 150,184) 15-64 years: 69.6% (male 764,910/female 808,848) 65 years and over: 16.7% (male 123,952/female 254,465) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 39.6 years male: 36.6 years female: 42.7 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.648% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	9.43 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	13.64 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	-2.27 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: 0.946 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.487 male(s)/female total population: 0.862 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 9.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 11.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 71.6 years male: 66.39 years female: 77.1 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.28 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	0.6% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	7,600 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 500 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Latvian(s) adjective: Latvian
Ethnic groups	Latvian 57.7%, Russian 29.6%, Belarusian 4.1%, Ukrainian 2.7%, Polish 2.5%, Lithuanian 1.4%, other 2% (2002)
Religions	Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Languages	Latvian (official) 58.2%, Russian 37.5%, Lithuanian and other 4.3% (2000 census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.7% male: 99.8% female: 99.7% (2000 census)