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Population:
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4,863,169 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 36.2% (male 904,627; female 857,601)
15-64 years: 59.7% (male 1,423,836; female 1,477,224)
65 years and over: 4.1% (male 76,670; female 123,211) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 21.3 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 22.2 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.81% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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27.82 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.86 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: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 73.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 69.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 76.9 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 61.29 years
male: 57.87 years
female: 64.88 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.45 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 100 (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2004 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen
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Ethnic groups:
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Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)
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Religions:
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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Languages:
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Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)
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