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Population:
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68,109,469 (July 2003 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 27.2% (male 9,422,242; female 9,082,840)
15-64 years: 66.4% (male 22,978,251; female 22,243,477) 65 years and over: 6.4% (male 2,013,926; female 2,368,733) (2003 est.) |
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Median age:
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total: 26.8 years
male: 26.7 years female: 27 years (2002) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.16% (2003 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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17.59 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 44.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 47.91 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.8 years
male: 69.41 years female: 74.3 years (2003 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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2.03 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% - note: no country specific models provided (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Turk(s)
adjective: Turkish |
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Ethnic groups:
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Turkish 80%, Kurdish 20% (estimated) |
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Religions:
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Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
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Languages:
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Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian, Greek |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5% male: 94.3% female: 78.7% (2003 est.) |
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