Mongolia:
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Population	2,951,786 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 28.7% (male 432,309/female 415,382) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 994,186/female 995,986) 65 years and over: 3.9% (male 49,517/female 64,406) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 24.6 years male: 24.2 years female: 24.9 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	1.486% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	21.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.998 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.769 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 42.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.86 deaths/1,000 live births female: 39.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 66.99 years male: 64.61 years female: 69.48 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	2.25 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	less than 500 (2003 est)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality	noun: Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian
Ethnic groups	Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000)
Religions	Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)
Languages	Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.8% male: 98% female: 97.5% (2000 census)