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    NZ FlagThe USA is made up of 81.7% white, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander.

    Population:
    298,444,215 (July 2006 est.)
    Age structure:
    0-14 years: 20.4% (male 31,095,847/female 29,715,872)
    15-64 years: 67.2% (male 100,022,845/female 100,413,484)
    65 years and over: 12.5% (male 15,542,288/female 21,653,879) (2006 est.)
    Median age:
    total: 36.5 years
    male: 35.1 years
    female: 37.8 years (2006 est.)
    Population growth rate:
    0.91% (2006 est.)
    Birth rate:
    14.14 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
    Death rate:
    8.26 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
    Net migration rate:
    3.18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
    Sex ratio:
    at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
    under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
    15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
    65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female
    total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
    Infant mortality rate:
    total: 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
    male: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births
    female: 5.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
    Life expectancy at birth:
    total population: 77.85 years
    male: 75.02 years
    female: 80.82 years (2006 est.)
    Total fertility rate:
    2.09 children born/woman (2006 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
    0.6% (2003 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
    950,000 (2003 est.)
    HIV/AIDS - deaths:
    14,000 (2003 est.)
    Nationality:
    noun: American(s)
    adjective: American
    Ethnic groups:
    white 81.7%, black 12.9%, Asian 4.2%, Amerindian and Alaska native 1%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.2% (2003 est.)
    note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean a person of Latin American descent (including persons of Cuban, Mexican, or Puerto Rican origin) living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.)
    Religions:
    Protestant 52%, Roman Catholic 24%, Mormon 2%, Jewish 1%, Muslim 1%, other 10%, none 10% (2002 est.)
    Languages:
    English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census)
    Literacy:
    definition: age 15 and over can read and write
    total population: 99%
    male: 99%
    female: 99% (2003 est.)

     

     


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