Tuvalu:
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Population	Definition - World rank and map 12,177 (July 2008 est.)
Population density	Definition - World rank and map 468.3 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.)
Age structure	Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 29.4% (male 1,826/female 1,754) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 3,891/female 4,073) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 236/female 397) (2008 est.)
Median Age	Definition - World rank and map total: 25.2 years male: 24.2 years female: 26.4 years (2008 est.)
Population growth rate	Definition - World rank and map 1.577% (2008 est.)
Birth rate	Definition - World rank and map 22.75 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Death rate	Definition - World rank and map 6.98 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate	Definition - World rank and map NA
Sex ratio	Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)
Infant mortality rate	Definition - World rank and map total: 18.97 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.56 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)
Life expectancy at birth	Definition - World rank and map total population: 68.97 years male: 66.7 years female: 71.36 years (2008 est.)
Total fertility rate	Definition - World rank and map 2.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate	Definition - World rank and map NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	Definition - World rank and map NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Definition NA
Nationality	Definition noun: Tuvaluan(s) adjective: Tuvaluan
Ethnic groups	Definition Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
Religions	Definition Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
Languages	Definition Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Literacy	Definition NA