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Asian Population
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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Population
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26,813,057 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 42.2% (male 5,775,921; female 5,538,836)
15-64 years: 55.01% (male 7,644,242; female 7,106,568) 65 years
and over: 2.79% (male 394,444; female 353,046) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Pashtu 35%, Afghan Persian (Dari) 50%, Turkic
languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages
(primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 84%, Shi'a Muslim 15%, other 1%
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Armenia
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Armenia
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Population
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3,336,100 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 23.23% (male 394,194; female 380,911)
15-64 years: 67.04% (male 1,094,646; female 1,141,760) 65 years
and over: 9.73% (male 135,477; female 189,112) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Armenian 96%, Russian 2%, other 2%
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Religions
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Armenian Orthodox 94%
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Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan
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Population
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7,771,092 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 28.95% (male 1,146,315; female 1,103,393)
15-64 years: 63.93% (male 2,415,678; female 2,552,759) 65 years
and over: 7.12% (male 219,549; female 333,398) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian
2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
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Religions
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Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian
Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
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Bahrain
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Bahrain
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Population
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645,361 note: includes 228,424 non-nationals (July
2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 29.6% (male 96,697; female 94,330)
15-64 years: 67.43% (male 257,360; female 177,839) 65 years and
over: 2.97% (male 9,721; female 9,414) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
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Religions
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Shi'a Muslim 70%, Sunni Muslim 30%
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Bangladesh
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Bangladesh
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Population
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131,269,860 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 35.04% (male 23,550,607; female 22,451,006)
15-64 years: 61.6% (male 41,432,123; female 39,434,633) 65 years
and over: 3.36% (male 2,389,639; female 2,011,852) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic, English, Farsi, Urdu
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Religions
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Bangla (official, also known as Bengali), English
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Bhutan
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Bhutan
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Population
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2,049,412 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 39.99% (male 424,832; female 394,725)
15-64 years: 56.05% (male 591,152; female 557,498) 65 years and
over: 3.96% (male 41,125; female 40,080) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Dzongkha (official), Bhotes speak various Tibetan
dialects, Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
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Religions
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Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced
Hinduism 25%
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Brunei
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Brunei
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Population
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343,653 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 30.77% (male 53,977; female 51,772)
15-64 years: 66.52% (male 121,601; female 107,007) 65 years and
over: 2.71% (male 4,449; female 4,847) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Malay (official), English, Chinese
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Religions
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Muslim (official) 67%, Buddhist 13%, Christian
10%, indigenous beliefs and other 10%
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Burma
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Burma
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Population
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41,994,678 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 29.14% (male 6,245,798; female 5,992,074)
15-64 years: 66.08% (male 13,779,571; female 13,970,707) 65 years
and over: 4.78% (male 895,554; female 1,110,974) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Burmese, minority ethnic groups have their own
languages
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Religions
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Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman
Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2%
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Cambodia
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Cambodia
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Population
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12,491,501 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 41.25% (male 2,626,821; female 2,526,510)
15-64 years: 55.28% (male 3,253,611; female 3,651,129) 65 years
and over: 3.47% (male 177,577; female 255,853) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
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Religions
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Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
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China
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China
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Population
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1,273,111,290 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 25.01% (male 166,754,893; female 151,598,117)
15-64 years: 67.88% (male 445,222,858; female 418,959,646) 65 years
and over: 7.11% (male 42,547,296; female 48,028,480) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based
on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei
(Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects,
minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry)
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Religions
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Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 2%-3%, Christian
1% (est.)
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India
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India
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Population
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1,029,991,145 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 33.12% (male 175,630,537; female 165,540,672)
15-64 years: 62.2% (male 331,790,850; female 308,902,864) 65 years
and over: 4.68% (male 24,439,022; female 23,687,200) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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English enjoys associate status but is the most
important language for national, political, and commercial communication,
Hindi the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people,
Bengali (official), Telugu (official), Marathi (official), Tamil
(official), Urdu (official), Gujarati (official), Malayalam (official),
Kannada (official), Oriya (official), Punjabi (official), Assamese
(official), Kashmiri (official), Sindhi (official), Sanskrit (official),
Hindustani (a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout
northern India)
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Religions
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Hindu 81.3%, Muslim 12%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh
1.9%, other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi 2.5% (2000)
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Indonesia
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Indonesia
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Population
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228,437,870 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 30.26% (male 35,144,702; female 33,973,879)
15-64 years: 65.11% (male 74,273,519; female 74,458,291) 65 years
and over: 4.63% (male 4,641,816; female 5,945,663) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Bahasa Indonesia (official, modified form of Malay),
English, Dutch, local dialects, the most widely spoken of which
is Javanese
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Religions
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Muslim, Protestant, others
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Iran
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Iran
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Population
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66,128,965 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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: 0-14 years: 32.97% (male 11,150,053; female
10,654,884) 15-64 years: 62.38% (male 20,765,001; female 20,488,672)
65 years and over: 4.65% (male 1,617,045; female 1,453,310) (2001
est.)
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Languages
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Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic
dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish
1%, other 2%
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Religions
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Shi'a Muslim 89%, Sunni Muslim 10%, Zoroastrian,
Jewish, Christian, and Baha'i 1%
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Iraq
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Iraq
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Population
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23,331,985 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 41.64% (male 4,934,340; female 4,781,206)
15-64 years: 55.28% (male 6,528,854; female 6,368,823) 65 years
and over: 3.08% (male 335,953; female 382,809) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic, Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions),
Assyrian, Armenian
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Religions
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Muslim 97% (Shi'a 60%-65%, Sunni 32%-37%), Christian
or other 3%
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Israel
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Israel
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Population
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5,938,093 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 27.36% (male 831,523; female 792,982)
15-64 years: 62.73% (male 1,869,114; female 1,855,707) 65 years
and over: 9.91% (male 253,105; female 335,662) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Hebrew (official), Arabic used officially for
Arab minority, English most commonly used foreign language
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Religions
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Jewish 80.1%, Muslim 14.6% (mostly Sunni Muslim),
Christian 2.1%, other 3.2% (1996 est.)
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Japan
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Japan
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Population
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126,771,662 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 14.64% (male 9,510,296; female 9,043,074)
15-64 years: 67.83% (male 43,202,513; female 42,790,187) 65 years
and over: 17.53% (male 9,351,340; female 12,874,252) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Japanese
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Religions
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observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16%
(including Christian 0.7%)
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Jordan
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Jordan
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Population
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5,153,378 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 37.23% (male 980,345; female 938,081)
15-64 years: 59.44% (male 1,633,579; female 1,429,631) 65 years
and over: 3.33% (male 84,815; female 86,927) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English widely understood among
upper and middle classes
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 92%, Christian 6% (majority Greek
Orthodox, but some Greek Catholics, Roman Catholics, Syrian Orthodox,
Coptic Orthodox, Armenian Orthodox, and Protestant denominations),
other 2% (several small Shi'a Muslim and Druze populations) (2000
est.)
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Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan
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Population
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16,731,303 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 26.73% (male 2,271,866; female 2,200,078)
15-64 years: 66.03% (male 5,358,535; female 5,688,550) 65 years
and over: 7.24% (male 412,761; female 799,513) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 40%, Russian (official,
used in everyday business) 66%
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Religions
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Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%,
other 7%
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Kuwait
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Kuwait
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Population
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2,041,961 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 28.76% (male 299,080; female 288,125)
15-64 years: 68.82% (male 897,839; female 507,527) 65 years and
over: 2.42% (male 31,843; female 17,547) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English widely spoken
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Religions
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Muslim 85% (Sunni 45%, Shi'a 40%), Christian,
Hindu, Parsi, and other 15%
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Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan
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Population
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4,753,003 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 35.03% (male 841,029; female 823,723)
15-64 years: 58.83% (male 1,369,842; female 1,426,522) 65 years
and over: 6.14% (male 110,340; female 181,547) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian
- official language
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Religions
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Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
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Laos
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Laos
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Population
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5,635,967 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 42.75% (male 1,212,577; female 1,196,795)
15-64 years: 53.94% (male 1,494,927; female 1,544,851) 65 years
and over: 3.31% (male 85,632; female 101,185) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic
languages
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Religions
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Buddhist 60%, animist and other 40%
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Lebanon
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Lebanon
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Population
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3,627,774 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 27.57% (male 509,975; female 490,031)
15-64 years: 65.72% (male 1,136,995; female 1,247,184) 65 years
and over: 6.71% (male 110,964; female 132,625) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic (official), French, English, Armenian
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Religions
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Muslim 70% (including Shi'a, Sunni, Druze, Isma'ilite,
Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 30% (including Orthodox Christian,
Catholic, Protestant), Jewish NEGL%
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Malaysia
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Malaysia
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Population
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22,229,040 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 34.5% (male 3,943,324; female 3,724,634)
15-64 years: 61.35% (male 6,828,670; female 6,808,623) 65 years
and over: 4.15% (male 404,042; female 519,747) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Bahasa Melayu (official), English, Chinese dialects
(Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu,
Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai; note - in addition, in East Malaysia several
indigenous languages are spoken, the largest of which are Iban and
Kadazan
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Religions
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Islam, Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Christianity,
Sikhism; note - in addition, Shamanism is practiced in East Malaysia
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Maldives
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Maldives
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Population
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310,764 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 45.63% (male 72,920; female 68,895)
15-64 years: 51.37% (male 81,506; female 78,149) 65 years and over:
3% (male 4,806; female 4,488) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Maldivian Dhivehi (dialect of Sinhala, script
derived from Arabic), English spoken by most government officials
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim
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Mongolia
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Mongolia
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Population
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2,654,999 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 32.99% (male 445,252; female 430,758)
15-64 years: 63.13% (male 837,771; female 838,384) 65 years and
over: 3.88% (male 44,436; female 58,398) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)
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Religions
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Tibetan Buddhist Lamaism 96%, Muslim (primarily
in the southwest), Shamanism, and Christian 4% (1998)
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Nepal
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Nepal
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Population
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25,284,463 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 40.35% (male 5,267,234; female 4,933,910)
15-64 years: 56.16% (male 7,264,575; female 6,934,384) 65 years
and over: 3.49% (male 437,813; female 446,547) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Nepali (official; spoken by 90% of the population),
about a dozen other languages and about 30 major dialects; note
- many in government and business also speak English (1995)
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Religions
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Hinduism 86.2%, Buddhism 7.8%, Islam 3.8%, other
2.2%
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North Korea
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North Korea
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Population
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21,968,228 (July 2001 est.) )
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 25.52% (male 2,873,390; female 2,733,163)
15-64 years: 67.63% (male 7,301,531; female 7,556,554) 65 years
and over: 6.85% (male 486,805; female 1,016,785) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Korean
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Religions
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traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some
Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
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Oman
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Oman
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Population
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2,622,198 (July 2001 est.) )
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 41.51% (male 554,727; female 533,627)
15-64 years: 56.12% (male 894,978; female 576,672) 65 years and
over: 2.37% (male 32,863; female 29,331) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian
dialects
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Religions
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Ibadhi Muslim 75%, Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim,
Hindu
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Pakistan
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Pakistan
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Population
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144,616,639 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 40.47% (male 30,131,400; female 28,391,891)
15-64 years: 55.42% (male 40,977,543; female 39,164,663) 65 years
and over: 4.11% (male 2,918,872; female 3,032,270) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant)
10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui
1%, English (official and lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most
government ministries), Burushaski, and other 8%
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Religions
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Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi'a 20%), Christian,
Hindu, and other 3%
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Philippines
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Philippines
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Population
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82,841,518 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 36.87% (male 15,547,712; female 14,997,544)
15-64 years: 59.45% (male 24,374,849; female 24,873,595) 65 years
and over: 3.68% (male 1,355,046; female 1,692,772) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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two official languages - Filipino (based on Tagalog)
and English, eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocan, Hiligaynon
or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinense
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 83%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 5%,
Buddhist and other 3%
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Russia
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Russia
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Population
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145,470,197 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 17.41% (male 12,915,026; female 12,405,341)
15-64 years: 69.78% (male 49,183,000; female 52,320,962) 65 years
and over: 12.81% (male 5,941,944; female 12,703,924) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Russian, other
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Religions
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Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other
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Qatar
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Qatar
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Population
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769,152 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 25.77% (male 101,155; female 97,086)
15-64 years: 71.75% (male 391,178; female 160,665) 65 years and
over: 2.48% (male 13,625; female 5,443) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arab 40%, Pakistani 18%, Indian 18%, Iranian
10%, other 14%
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Religions
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Muslim 95%
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Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
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Population
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22,757,092 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 42.52% (male 4,932,465; female 4,743,908)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 7,290,840; female 5,179,393) 65 years and
over: 2.68% (male 334,981; female 275,505) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic
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Religions
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Muslim 100%
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Singapore
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Singapore
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Population
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4,300,419 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 17.89% (male 397,124; female 372,058)
15-64 years: 75.16% (male 1,575,381; female 1,656,838) 65 years
and over: 6.95% (male 130,815; female 168,203) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Chinese (official), Malay (official and national),
Tamil (official), English (official)
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Religions
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Buddhist (Chinese), Muslim (Malays), Christian,
Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist
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Syria
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Syria
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Population
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16,728,808 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 39.92% (male 3,440,060; female 3,238,576)
15-64 years: 56.87% (male 4,868,816; female 4,644,870) 65 years
and over: 3.21% (male 261,036; female 275,450) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic (official); Kurdish, Armenian, Aramaic,
Circassian widely understood; French, English somewhat understood
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 74%, Alawite, Druze, and other Muslim
sects 16%, Christian (various sects) 10%, Jewish (tiny communities
in Damascus, Al Qamishli, and Aleppo)
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South Korea
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South Korea
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Population
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47,904,370 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 21.59% (male 5,475,453; female 4,864,918)
15-64 years: 71.14% (male 17,291,202; female 16,789,380) 65 years
and over: 7.27% (male 1,352,312; female 2,131,105) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Korean, English widely taught in junior high
and high school
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Religions
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Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%,
Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1%
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Taiwan
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Taiwan
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Population
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22,370,461 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 21.22% (male 2,470,270; female 2,276,108)
15-64 years: 69.97% (male 7,944,451; female 7,707,250) 65 years
and over: 8.81% (male 1,034,230; female 938,152) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Mandarin Chinese (official), Taiwanese (Min),
Hakka dialects
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Religions
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mixture of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist 93%,
Christian 4.5%, other 2.5%
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Tajikistan
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Tajikistan
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Population
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6,578,681 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 41.18% (male 1,367,194; female 1,341,967)
15-64 years: 54.22% (male 1,773,605; female 1,793,345) 65 years
and over: 4.6% (male 131,009; female 171,561) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government
and business
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Religions
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Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
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Thailand
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Thailand
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Population
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61,797,751 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 23.43% (male 7,380,273; female 7,099,506)
15-64 years: 69.95% (male 21,304,051; female 21,921,383) 65 years
and over: 6.62% (male 1,796,325; female 2,296,213) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Thai, English (secondary language of the elite),
ethnic and regional dialects
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Religions
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Buddhism 95%, Muslim 3.8%, Christianity 0.5%,
Hinduism 0.1%, other 0.6% (1991)
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Turkey
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Turkey
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Population
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66,493,970 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 28.42% (male 9,620,291; female 9,276,347)
15-64 years: 65.45% (male 22,116,599; female 21,401,165) 65 years
and over: 6.13% (male 1,878,571; female 2,200,997) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Turkish (official), Kurdish, Arabic, Armenian,
Greek
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Religions
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Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (Christian
and Jews)
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Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan
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Population
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4,603,244 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 37.88% (male 891,758; female 852,104)
15-64 years: 58.09% (male 1,313,303; female 1,360,690) 65 years
and over: 4.03% (male 70,800; female 114,589) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
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Religions
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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U.A.E.
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U.A.E.
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Population
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2,407,460 (July 2001)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 37.88% (male 891,758; female 852,104)
15-64 years: 58.09% (male 1,313,303; female 1,360,690) 65 years
and over: 4.03% (male 70,800; female 114,589) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and
other 4%
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Religions
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Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
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Uzbekistan
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Uzbekistan
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Population
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25,155,064 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 36.32% (male 4,646,341; female 4,489,265)
15-64 years: 59.06% (male 7,351,908; female 7,504,626) 65 years
and over: 4.62% (male 466,029; female 696,895) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other
7.1%
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Religions
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Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%,
other 3%
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Vietnam
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Vietnam
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Population
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79,939,014 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 32.13% (male 13,266,585; female 12,415,384)
15-64 years: 62.44% (male 24,357,343; female 25,556,187) 65 years
and over: 5.43% (male 1,722,094; female 2,621,421) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Vietnamese (official), English (increasingly
favored as a second language), some French, Chinese, and Khmer;
mountain area languages (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
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Religions
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Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian (predominantly
Roman Catholic, some Protestant), indigenous beliefs, Muslim
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Yemen
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Yemen
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Population
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18,078,035 (July 2001 est.)
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Age structure
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0-14 years: 47.21% (male 4,340,436; female 4,195,076)
15-64 years: 49.79% (male 4,598,301; female 4,402,402) 65 years
and over: 3% (male 274,202; female 267,618) (2001 est.)
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Languages
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Arabic
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Religions
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Muslim including Shaf'i (Sunni) and Zaydi (Shi'a),
small numbers of Jewish, Christian, and Hindu
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