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Tajikistan People 2000 Population: 6,440,732 (July 2000 est.) Age structure:
Population growth rate: 2.12% (2000 est.) Birth rate: 33.56 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) Death rate: 8.64 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) Net migration rate: -3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate: 117.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.35 children born/woman (2000 est.) Nationality:
Ethnic groups: Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5% (declining because of emigration), other 6.6% Religions: Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5% Languages: Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business Literacy:
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