Russia:
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Population	141,377,752 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure	0-14 years: 14.6% (male 10,563,567/female 10,021,316) 15-64 years: 71.1% (male 48,412,612/female 52,061,604) 65 years and over: 14.4% (male 6,360,038/female 13,958,615) (2007 est.)
Median Age	total: 38.2 years male: 35 years female: 41.3 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.484% (2007 est.)
Birth rate	10.92 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate	16.04 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate	0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.054 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.456 male(s)/female total population: 0.859 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 11.06 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 65.87 years male: 59.12 years female: 73.03 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate	1.39 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	1.1% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	860,000 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths	9,000 (2001 est.)
Nationality	noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian
Ethnic groups	Russian 79.8%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 2%, Bashkir 1.2%, Chuvash 1.1%, other or unspecified 12.1% (2002 census)
Religions	Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of Soviet rule
Languages	Russian, many minority languages
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.7% female: 99.2% (2002 census)