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Our motherland > Territory and population
Area of Azerbaijan
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Territory
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Neighbours
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86,6 thousand square km (forests 12%, water basins 1.7%,
sown area 54,9%, including 31.1 % pastures and hayfields, 31.4% other lands). The country extends between longitude 44° and 52° east and
latitude 38° and 42° north,
Baku situated at the parallel of 40°.
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It borders with Iran (765 km) and Turkey (15 km) on the south, Russia (390 km) on the north, Georgia (480 km) on the north-west and Armenia (1007 km) on the west.
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Distance from Baku to North Pole is 5550 km, to the equator 4440 km.
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The length of the largest area of Caspian Sea in Azerbaijan sector is 456 km.
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Big lakes, km2
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Big islands km2
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Sarysu - 67.0
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Pirallahy - 14.4
Chilov - 11.5
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Aggol - 56.2
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Khere-Zire - 3.5
Boyuk-Zire - 1.4
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Agzybirchala - 37.0
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Big rivers km
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Mehman - 35.0
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Kur - 1515
Araz - 1072
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Boyukshor - 9.2
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Alazan (Ganykh) - 413
Iori (Gabyrry) - 389
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Hajygabul - 8.4
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Samur - 216
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Terter - 200
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The world's biggest lake -
Caspian Sea (area - 400000 km2; depth – 1025m).
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The highest peak - Bazarduzu (4466m).
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The population of Azerbaijan
Number of population (at the beginning of the year)
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Years
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Total number of population. thsd person
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of which:
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Per cent. of total population
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urban
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rural
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urban
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rural
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1995
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7643.5
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4005.6
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3637.9
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52.4
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47.6
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2000
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8016.2
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4086.4
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3929.8
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51.0
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49.0
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2001
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8081.0
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4107.5
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3973.5
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50.8
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49.2
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2002
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8141.4
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4130.1
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4011.3
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50.7
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49.3
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2003
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8202.5
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4154.3
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4048.2
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50.7
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49.3
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2004
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8265.7
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4254.3
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4011.4
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51.5
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48.5
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2005
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8347.3
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4298.3
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4049.0
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51.5
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48.5
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2006
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8436.4
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4356.6
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4079.8
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51.6
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48.4
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2007
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8532.7
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4397.6
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4135.1
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51.5
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48.5
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2008
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8629.9
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4464.8
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4165.1
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51.7
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48.3
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2009
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8730.3
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4519.5
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4210.8
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51.8
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48.2
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Birth, death and natural increase
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Years
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Person
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Per 1000 population
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Births
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Deaths
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Natural increase
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Births
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Deaths
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Natural increase
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1995
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143315
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50828
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92487
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18.9
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6.7
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12.2
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2000
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116994
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46701
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70293
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14.8
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5.9
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8.9
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2001
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110356
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45284
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65072
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13.8
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5.7
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8.1
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2002
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110715
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46522
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64193
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13.8
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5.8
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8.0
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2003
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113467
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49001
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64466
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14.0
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6.0
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8.0
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2004
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131609
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49568
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82041
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16.1
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6.1
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10.0
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2005
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141901
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51962
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89939
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17.2
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6.3
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10.9
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2006
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148946
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52248
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96698
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17.8
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6.2
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11.6
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2007
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151963
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53655
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98308
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18.0
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6.3
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11.7
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2008
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152086
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52710
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99376
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17.8
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6.2
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11.6
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Distribution of population by age groups (at the beginning of the year)
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Thsd person
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Percent
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Number of female to 1000 male by age group
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Total population
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8532.7
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8629.9
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8730.3
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100
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100
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100
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1029.2
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1026.7
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1024.2
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of which:
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0-4
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639.7
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680.7
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688.6
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7.5
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7.9
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7.9
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856.9
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856.3
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854.1
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5-9
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569.2
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554.3
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560.8
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6.7
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6.4
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6.4
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877.9
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869.5
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867.5
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10-14
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822.0
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764.9
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773.8
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9.6
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8.9
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8.9
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932.8
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924.3
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922.0
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15-19
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928.4
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926.5
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937.3
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10.9
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10.7
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10.7
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952.1
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949.7
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947.4
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20-24
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844.7
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870.9
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881.0
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9.9
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10.1
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10.1
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960.3
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958.8
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956.5
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25-29
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698.8
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724.0
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732.4
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8.2
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8.4
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8.4
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1019.7
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1005.0
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1002.2
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30-34
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614.7
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619.5
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626.7
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7.2
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7.2
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7.2
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1104.4
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1089.4
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1086.9
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35-39
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645.1
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640.7
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648.2
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7.6
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7.4
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7.4
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1119.9
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1123.6
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1121.1
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40-44
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684.1
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670.4
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678.2
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8.0
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7.8
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7.8
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1123.9
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1126.2
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1123.4
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45-49
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642.1
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667.7
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675.5
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7.5
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7.8
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7.8
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1074.6
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1087.2
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1084.9
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50-54
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422.4
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456.5
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461.8
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5.0
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5.3
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5.3
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1089.0
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1085.4
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1083.0
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55-59
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280.1
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304.1
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307.6
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3.3
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3.5
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3.5
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1099.7
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1107.4
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1104.0
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60-64
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137.7
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147.0
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148.7
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1.6
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1.7
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1.7
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1196.2
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1168.1
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1164.5
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65-69
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228.9
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209.4
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211.8
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2.7
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2.4
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2.4
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1279.9
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1296.1
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1292.2
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70 and over
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374.8
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393.3
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397.9
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4.3
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4.5
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4.5
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1451.3
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1444.4
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1441.1
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of which: from total population:
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under working age
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2030.9
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1999.9
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2023.2
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23.8
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23.2
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23.2
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892.9
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885.5
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883.3
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at working age1)
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5709.9
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5828.1
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5959.8
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66.9
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67.5
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68.3
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1007.3
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999.8
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997.3
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over working age
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791.9
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801.9
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747.3
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9.3
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9.3
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8.5
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1754.4
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1833.6
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1932.9
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