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Population:
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4,892,808 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.8% (male 836,593; female 819,615)
15-64 years: 59.9% (male 1,436,371; female 1,492,884)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 117,405; female 189,940) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 22.7 years
male: 21.8 years
female: 23.6 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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1.46% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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26.06 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-2.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 75.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 65.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 84.72 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 63.66 years
male: 59.49 years
female: 68.03 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.12 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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over 500 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani
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Ethnic groups:
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Kyrgyz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%
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Religions:
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Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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Languages:
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Kyrgyz - official language, Russian - official language
note: in December 2001, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian an official language, equal in status to Kyrgyz
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)
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