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Population:
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780,133 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.9% (male 83,256/female 79,701)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 267,446/female 260,846) 65 years and over: 11.4% (male 38,766/female 50,118) (2005 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 34.68 years
male: 33.64 years female: 35.7 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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0.54% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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12.57 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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7.64 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.94 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 77.65 years
male: 75.29 years female: 80.13 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.83 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 1,000 (1999 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot |
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Ethnic groups:
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Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001) |
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Religions:
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Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4% |
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Languages:
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Greek, Turkish, English |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6% male: 98.9% female: 96.3% (2003 est.) |
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