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Population:
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4,446,455 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.6% (male 466,485; female 449,645)
15-64 years: 69.1% (male 1,478,220; female 1,595,695)
65 years and over: 10.3% (male 169,026; female 287,384) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 32.1 years
male: 29.9 years
female: 34.3 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.18% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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14.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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12.76 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 43.96 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.03 years
male: 60.88 years
female: 69.39 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.78 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.2% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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5,500 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 300 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Moldovan(s)
adjective: Moldovan
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Religions:
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Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: 98.7% (2003 est.)
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