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			 Population: 
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			41,662,073 (July 2003 est.) 
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				 Age structure: 
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					0-14 years: 31.3% (male 6,601,581; female 6,447,679) 
			 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 12,931,093; female 13,626,333) 
			 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 913,798; female 1,141,589) (2003 est.) 
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				 Median age: 
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					total: 25.6 years 
			 male: 24.8 years 
			 female: 26.4 years (2002) 
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				 Population growth rate: 
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				1.56% (2003 est.) 
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				 Birth rate: 
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				21.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) 
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				 Death rate: 
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				5.63 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) 
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				 Net migration rate: 
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				-0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) 
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				 Sex ratio: 
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					at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 
			 under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 
			 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 
			 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female 
			 total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.) 
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				 Infant mortality rate: 
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					total: 22.47 deaths/1,000 live births 
			 female: 18.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) 
			 male: 26.46 deaths/1,000 live births 
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				 Life expectancy at birth: 
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					total population: 71.14 years 
			 male: 67.29 years 
			 female: 75.12 years (2003 est.) 
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				 Total fertility rate: 
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				2.61 children born/woman (2003 est.) 
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				 HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 
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				0.4% (2001 est.) 
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				 HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 
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				140,000 (2001 est.) 
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				 HIV/AIDS - deaths: 
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				5,600 (2001 est.) 
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				 Nationality: 
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					noun: Colombian(s) 
			 adjective: Colombian 
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				 Ethnic groups: 
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				mestizo 58%, white 20%, mulatto 14%, black 4%, mixed black-Amerindian 3%, Amerindian 1% 
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				 Religions: 
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				Roman Catholic 90% 
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				 Languages: 
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				Spanish 
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				 Literacy: 
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					definition: age 15 and over can read and write 
			 total population: 92.5% 
			 male: 92.4% 
			 female: 92.6% (2003 est.)   
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