Slovakia:
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Population	5,447,502 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 16.4% (male 456,105/female 435,154) 15-64 years: 71.5% (male 1,938,846/female 1,955,382) 65 years and over: 12.2% (male 247,728/female 414,287) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 36.1 years male: 34.5 years female: 37.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	0.147% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	10.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0.3 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: 0.992 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.598 male(s)/female total population: 0.942 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.12 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.32 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 74.95 years male: 71 years female: 79.11 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.33 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	less than 200 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 100 (2001 est.)
Nationality	noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak
Ethnic groups	Slovak 85.8%, Hungarian 9.7%, Roma 1.7%, Ruthenian/Ukrainian 1%, other and unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)
Religions	Roman Catholic 68.9%, Protestant 10.8%, Greek Catholic 4.1%, other or unspecified 3.2%, none 13% (2001 census)
Languages	Slovak (official) 83.9%, Hungarian 10.7%, Roma 1.8%, Ukrainian 1%, other or unspecified 2.6% (2001 census)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.6% male: 99.7% female: 99.6% (2001 est.)