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Mongolia Population: 2 578 530 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 37% (male 483 795; female 468 700) 15-64 years: 59% (male 764 665; female 764 825) 65 years and over: 4% (male 41 488; female 55 057) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.54% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 23.56 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.19 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 66.34 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61.46 years male: 59.4 years female: 63.61 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.75 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Mongolian(s) adjective: Mongolian Ethnic groups: Mongol 90% Kazakh 4% Chinese 2% Russian 2% other 2% Religions: predominantly Tibetan Buddhist Muslim 4% note: previously limited religious activity because of communist regime Languages: Khalkha Mongol 90% Turkic Russian Chinese Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 82.9% male: 88.6% female: 77.2% (1988 est.)
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