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Boy from Sachkhere
Christine Palowitch
Population: 5 108 527 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22% (male 562 623; female 540 378)
15-64 years: 66% (male 1 631 296; female 1 756 087)
65 years and over: 12% (male 235 042; female 383 101) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.92% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 11.72 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 14.1 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -6.79 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 51.07 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64.79 years
male: 61.36 years
female: 68.4 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.54 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Georgian(s)
adjective: Georgian
Ethnic groups: Georgian 70.1% Armenian 8.1% Russian 6.3% Azeri 5.7% Ossetian 3% Abkhaz 1.8% other 5%
Religions: Christian Orthodox 75% (Georgian Orthodox 65% Russian Orthodox 10%) Muslim 11% Armenian Apostolic 8% unknown 6%
Languages: Armenian 7% Azeri 6% Georgian 71% (official) Russian 9% other 7%
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1989 est.)
