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Population: 4,615,807 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 16.1% (male 395,929/female 345,071) 15-64 years: 67.6% (male 1,503,360/female 1,616,234) 65 years and over: 16.4% (male 302,103/female 453,110) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 38.6 years male: 36.1 years female: 41 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: -0.325% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 9.51 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -4.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.13 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 16.22 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.21 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.72 years male: 73.41 years female: 80.45 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.44 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 2,700 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: noun: Georgian(s) adjective: Georgian

Ethnic groups: Georgian 83.8%, Azeri 6.5%, Armenian 5.7%, Russian 1.5%, other 2.5% (2002 census)

Religions: Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)

Languages: Georgian 71% (official), Russian 9%, Armenian 7%, Azeri 6%, other 7% note: Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100% (2004 est.)