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GreenlandPopulation: 59 309 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 26% (male 7 814; female 7 709) 15-64 years: 68% (male 22 099; female 18 487) 65 years and over: 6% (male 1 476; female 1 724) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.9% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 15.83 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 6.88 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.01 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 21.33 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.46 years male: 65.29 years female: 73.65 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.17 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic Ethnic groups: Greenlander 87% (Eskimos and Greenland-born whites) Danish and others 13% Religions: Evangelical Lutheran Languages: Eskimo dialects Danish Greenlandic (an Inuit dialect) Literacy: NA note: similar to Denmark proper
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