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Population:
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4,025,476 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 18.3% (male 378,784/female 358,784)
15-64 years: 70.7% (male 1,458,405/female 1,388,793) 65 years and over: 10.9% (male 188,741/female 251,969) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 36.21 years
male: 35.81 years female: 36.63 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.44% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.49 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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8.44 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 21.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 23.62 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.83 years
male: 74.21 years female: 81.72 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.71 children born/woman (2005 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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900 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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100 (2001 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Bosnian(s), Herzegovinian(s)
adjective: Bosnian, Herzegovinian |
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Ethnic groups:
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Serb 37.1%, Bosniak 48%, Croat 14.3%, other 0.6% (2000)
note: Bosniak has replaced Muslim as an ethnic term in part to avoid confusion with the religious term Muslim - an adherent of Islam |
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Religions:
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Muslim 40%, Orthodox 31%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 14% |
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Languages:
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Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.6% male: 98.4% female: 91.1% (2000 est.) |
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