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Population: 11,451,652 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.3% (male 1,077,745/female 1,020,393) 15-64 years: 70.4% (male 4,035,691/female 4,030,103) 65 years and over: 11.2% (male 584,478/female 703,242) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 37.3 years male: 36.6 years female: 38 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.233% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.45 years male: 75.19 years female: 79.85 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.61 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 6,200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Cuban(s) adjective: Cuban

Ethnic groups: white 65.1%, mulatto and mestizo 24.8%, black 10.1% (2002 census)

Religions: nominally 85% Roman Catholic prior to CASTRO assuming power; Protestants, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, and Santeria are also represented

Languages: Spanish

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.8% male: 99.8% female: 99.8% (2002 census)