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Vietnam
unicameral National Assembly or Quoc-Hoi (498 seats; members
elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 19 May 2002 (next to be held 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - CPV 90%, other 10% (the
10% are not CPV members but are approved by the CPV to stand for
election); seats by party - CPV 447, CPV-approved 51

Virgin Islands
unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by
popular vote to serve two-year terms)
elections: last held 6 November 2002 (next to be held 2 November
2004)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
Democratic Party 10, ICM 2, independent 3
note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the
US House of Representatives; election last held 6 November 2002
(next to be held 2 November 2004); results - Donna M.
CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSON (Democrat) reelected

Wallis and Futuna
unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee
Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve
five-year terms)
elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held NA March 2007)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7
note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and
one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate -
elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by NA
September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats -
RPR (now UMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16
June 2002 (next to be held by NA 2007); results - percent of vote by
party - NA; seats - RPR (UMP) 1

Yemen
a new constitutional amendment ratified on 20 February 2001
created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Shura Council (111
seats; members appointed by the president) and a House of
Representatives (301 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve
six-year terms)
elections: last held 27 April 2003 (next to be held NA April 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party -
GPC 228, Islah 47, YSP 7, Nasserite Unionist Party 3, National Arab
Socialist Ba'th Party 2, independents 14

Zambia
unicameral National Assembly (150 seats; members are elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 27 December 2001 (next to be held NA December
2006)
election results: percent of vote by party - MMD 45.9%, UPND 32.4%,
UNIP 8.8%, FDD 8.1%, HP 2.7%, PF 0.7%, ZRP 0.7%, independents 0.7%;
seats by party - MMD 68, UPND 48, UNIP 13, FDD 12, HP 4, PF 1, ZRP
1, independents 1; seats not determined 2

Zimbabwe
unicameral House of Assembly (150 seats - 120 elected by
popular vote for five-year terms, 12 nominated by the president, 10
occupied by traditional chiefs chosen by their peers, and 8 occupied
by provincial governors appointed by the president)
elections: last held 24-25 June 2000 (next to be held NA 2005)
election results: percent of vote by party - ZANU-PF 48.6%, MDC
47.0%, other 4.4%; seats by party - ZANU-PF 62, MDC 57, ZANU-Ndonga 1

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@2102 Life expectancy at birth (years)

Afghanistan
total population: 42.46 years
male: 42.27 years
female: 42.66 years (2004 est.)

Albania
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.37 years
female: 80.02 years (2004 est.)

Algeria
total population: 72.74 years
male: 71.22 years
female: 74.34 years (2004 est.)

American Samoa
total population: 75.62 years
male: 72.05 years
female: 79.41 years (2004 est.)

Andorra
total population: 83.5 years
male: 80.59 years
female: 86.59 years (2004 est.)

Angola
total population: 36.79 years
male: 36.06 years
female: 37.55 years (2004 est.)

Anguilla
total population: 76.9 years
male: 73.99 years
female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
total population: 71.6 years
male: 69.26 years
female: 74.07 years (2004 est.)

Argentina
total population: 75.7 years
male: 71.95 years
female: 79.65 years (2004 est.)

Armenia
total population: 71.23 years
male: 67.73 years
female: 75.36 years (2004 est.)

Aruba
total population: 78.98 years
male: 75.64 years
female: 82.49 years (2004 est.)

Australia
total population: 80.26 years
male: 77.4 years
female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)

Austria
total population: 78.87 years
male: 76 years
female: 81.89 years (2004 est.)

Azerbaijan
total population: 63.25 years
male: 59.09 years
female: 67.62 years (2004 est.)

Bahamas, The
total population: 65.63 years
male: 62.21 years
female: 69.11 years (2004 est.)

Bahrain
total population: 73.98 years
male: 71.52 years
female: 76.51 years (2004 est.)

Bangladesh
total population: 61.71 years
male: 61.8 years
female: 61.61 years (2004 est.)

Barbados
total population: 71.64 years
male: 69.51 years
female: 73.81 years (2004 est.)

Belarus
total population: 68.57 years
male: 62.79 years
female: 74.65 years (2004 est.)

Belgium
total population: 78.44 years
male: 75.26 years
female: 81.75 years (2004 est.)

Belize
total population: 67.43 years
male: 65.11 years
female: 69.86 years (2004 est.)

Benin
total population: 50.81 years
male: 50.25 years
female: 51.39 years (2004 est.)

Bermuda
total population: 77.6 years
male: 75.54 years
female: 79.7 years (2004 est.)

Bhutan
total population: 53.99 years
male: 54.27 years
female: 53.68 years (2004 est.)

Bolivia
total population: 65.14 years
male: 62.54 years
female: 67.86 years (2004 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
total population: 72.57 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 75.51 years (2004 est.)

Botswana
total population: 30.76 years
male: 30.99 years
female: 30.53 years (2004 est.)

Brazil
total population: 71.41 years
male: 67.45 years
female: 75.57 years (2004 est.)

British Virgin Islands
total population: 76.27 years
male: 75.24 years
female: 77.36 years (2004 est.)

Brunei
total population: 74.54 years
male: 72.13 years
female: 77.09 years (2004 est.)

Bulgaria
total population: 71.75 years
male: 68.14 years
female: 75.59 years (2004 est.)

Burkina Faso
total population: 44.2 years
male: 42.62 years
female: 45.83 years (2004 est.)

Burma
total population: 56.01 years
male: 54.22 years
female: 57.9 years (2004 est.)

Burundi
total population: 43.36 years
male: 42.73 years
female: 44 years (2004 est.)

Cambodia
total population: 58.41 years
male: 55.71 years
female: 61.23 years (2004 est.)

Cameroon
total population: 47.95 years
male: 47.1 years
female: 48.83 years (2004 est.)

Canada
total population: 79.96 years
male: 76.59 years
female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)

Cape Verde
total population: 70.14 years
male: 66.83 years
female: 73.54 years (2004 est.)

Cayman Islands
total population: 79.81 years
male: 77.21 years
female: 82.45 years (2004 est.)

Central African Republic
total population: 41.36 years
male: 39.7 years
female: 43.08 years (2004 est.)

Chad
total population: 48.24 years
male: 46.91 years
female: 49.63 years (2004 est.)

Chile
total population: 76.38 years
male: 73.09 years
female: 79.82 years (2004 est.)

China
total population: 71.96 years
male: 70.4 years
female: 73.72 years (2004 est.)

Christmas Island
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2004 est.)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2004 est.)

Colombia
total population: 71.43 years
male: 67.58 years
female: 75.41 years (2004 est.)

Comoros
total population: 61.57 years
male: 59.29 years
female: 63.91 years (2004 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
total population: 49.14 years
male: 47.06 years
female: 51.28 years (2004 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
total population: 49.51 years
male: 48.51 years
female: 50.55 years (2004 est.)

Cook Islands
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2004 est.)

Costa Rica
total population: 76.63 years
male: 74.07 years
female: 79.33 years (2004 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
total population: 42.48 years
male: 40.27 years
female: 44.76 years (2004 est.)

Croatia
total population: 74.14 years
male: 70.21 years
female: 78.29 years (2004 est.)

Cuba
total population: 77.04 years
male: 74.77 years
female: 79.44 years (2004 est.)

Cyprus
total population: 77.46 years
male: 75.11 years
female: 79.92 years (2004 est.)

Czech Republic
total population: 75.78 years
male: 72.52 years
female: 79.24 years (2004 est.)

Denmark
total population: 77.44 years
male: 75.17 years
female: 79.83 years (2004 est.)

Djibouti
total population: 43.12 years
male: 41.83 years
female: 44.44 years (2004 est.)

Dominica
total population: 74.38 years
male: 71.48 years
female: 77.43 years (2004 est.)

Dominican Republic
total population: 67.63 years
male: 65.98 years
female: 69.35 years (2004 est.)

East Timor
total population: 65.56 years
male: 63.31 years
female: 67.92 years (2004 est.)

Ecuador
total population: 76.01 years
male: 73.15 years
female: 79 years (2004 est.)

Egypt
total population: 70.71 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 73.31 years (2004 est.)

El Salvador
total population: 70.92 years
male: 67.31 years
female: 74.7 years (2004 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
total population: 55.15 years
male: 53 years
female: 57.36 years (2004 est.)

Eritrea
total population: 52.7 years
male: 51.32 years
female: 54.12 years (2004 est.)

Estonia
total population: 71.38 years
male: 65.78 years
female: 77.33 years (2004 est.)

Ethiopia
total population: 40.88 years
male: 40.03 years
female: 41.75 years (2004 est.)

European Union
total population: 78.1 years
male: 74.9 years
female: 81.4 years (July 2004 est.)

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2004 est.)

Faroe Islands
total population: 79.05 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 82.51 years (2004 est.)

Fiji
total population: 69.2 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 71.79 years (2004 est.)

Finland
total population: 78.24 years
male: 74.73 years
female: 81.89 years (2004 est.)

France
total population: 79.44 years
male: 75.8 years
female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)

French Guiana
total population: 76.89 years
male: 73.57 years
female: 80.38 years (2004 est.)

French Polynesia
total population: 75.67 years
male: 73.29 years
female: 78.18 years (2004 est.)

Gabon
total population: 56.46 years
male: 54.85 years
female: 58.12 years (2004 est.)

Gambia, The
total population: 54.79 years
male: 52.76 years
female: 56.87 years (2004 est.)

Gaza Strip
total population: 71.59 years
male: 70.31 years
female: 72.94 years (2004 est.)

Georgia
total population: 75.62 years
male: 72.35 years
female: 79.44 years (2004 est.)

Germany
total population: 78.54 years
male: 75.56 years
female: 81.68 years (2004 est.)

Ghana
total population: 56.27 years
male: 55.36 years
female: 57.22 years (2004 est.)

Gibraltar
total population: 79.52 years
male: 76.65 years
female: 82.54 years (2004 est.)

Greece
total population: 78.94 years
male: 76.44 years
female: 81.59 years (2004 est.)

Greenland
total population: 69.32 years
male: 65.75 years
female: 72.98 years (2004 est.)

Grenada
total population: 64.52 years
male: 62.74 years
female: 66.31 years (2004 est.)

Guadeloupe
total population: 77.71 years
male: 74.56 years
female: 81.03 years (2004 est.)

Guam
total population: 78.12 years
male: 75.08 years
female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)

Guatemala
total population: 65.19 years
male: 64.3 years
female: 66.13 years (2004 est.)

Guernsey
total population: 80.17 years
male: 77.17 years
female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)

Guinea
total population: 49.7 years
male: 48.45 years
female: 50.99 years (2004 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
total population: 46.98 years
male: 45.09 years
female: 48.92 years (2004 est.)

Guyana
total population: 62.43 years
male: 60.12 years
female: 64.84 years (2004 est.)

Haiti
total population: 51.78 years
male: 50.52 years
female: 53.12 years (2004 est.)

Honduras
total population: 66.15 years
male: 64.99 years
female: 67.37 years (2004 est.)

Hong Kong
total population: 81.39 years
male: 78.72 years
female: 84.3 years (2004 est.)

Hungary
total population: 72.25 years
male: 68.07 years
female: 76.69 years (2004 est.)

Iceland
total population: 80.18 years
male: 78.18 years
female: 82.27 years (2004 est.)

India
total population: 63.99 years
male: 63.25 years
female: 64.77 years (2004 est.)

Indonesia
total population: 69.26 years
male: 66.84 years
female: 71.8 years (2004 est.)

Iran
total population: 69.66 years
male: 68.31 years
female: 71.07 years (2004 est.)

Iraq
total population: 68.26 years
male: 67.09 years
female: 69.48 years (2004 est.)

Ireland
total population: 77.36 years
male: 74.74 years
female: 80.15 years (2004 est.)

Israel
total population: 79.17 years
male: 77.08 years
female: 81.37 years (2004 est.)

Italy
total population: 79.54 years
male: 76.61 years
female: 82.66 years (2004 est.)

Jamaica
total population: 76.07 years
male: 74.04 years
female: 78.21 years (2004 est.)

Japan
total population: 81.04 years
male: 77.74 years
female: 84.51 years (2004 est.)

Jersey
total population: 79.09 years
male: 76.63 years
female: 81.74 years (2004 est.)

Jordan
total population: 78.06 years
male: 75.59 years
female: 80.69 years (2004 est.)

Kazakhstan
total population: 66.07 years
male: 60.72 years
female: 71.73 years (2004 est.)

Kenya
total population: 44.94 years
male: 44.79 years
female: 45.1 years (2004 est.)

Kiribati
total population: 61.32 years
male: 58.34 years
female: 64.44 years (2004 est.)

Korea, North
total population: 71.08 years
male: 68.38 years
female: 73.92 years (2004 est.)

Korea, South
total population: 75.58 years
male: 71.96 years
female: 79.54 years (2004 est.)

Kuwait
total population: 76.84 years
male: 75.86 years
female: 77.86 years (2004 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
total population: 67.84 years
male: 63.84 years
female: 72.05 years (2004 est.)

Laos
total population: 54.69 years
male: 52.71 years
female: 56.75 years (2004 est.)

Latvia
total population: 70.86 years
male: 65.91 years
female: 76.09 years (2004 est.)

Lebanon
total population: 72.35 years
male: 69.91 years
female: 74.91 years (2004 est.)

Lesotho
total population: 36.81 years
male: 36.81 years
female: 36.81 years (2004 est.)

Liberia
total population: 47.93 years
male: 46.9 years
female: 48.99 years (2004 est.)

Libya
total population: 76.28 years
male: 74.1 years
female: 78.58 years (2004 est.)

Liechtenstein
total population: 79.4 years
male: 75.8 years
female: 83.02 years (2004 est.)

Lithuania
total population: 73.46 years
male: 68.22 years
female: 79 years (2004 est.)

Luxembourg
total population: 78.58 years
male: 75.31 years
female: 82.07 years (2004 est.)

Macau
total population: 82.03 years
male: 79.2 years
female: 84.99 years (2004 est.)

Macedonia
total population: 74.73 years
male: 72.45 years
female: 77.2 years (2004 est.)

Madagascar
total population: 56.54 years
male: 54.19 years
female: 58.96 years (2004 est.)

Malawi
total population: 37.48 years
male: 37.08 years
female: 37.88 years (2004 est.)

Malaysia
total population: 71.95 years
male: 69.29 years
female: 74.81 years (2004 est.)

Maldives
total population: 63.68 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 65.01 years (2004 est.)

Mali
total population: 45.28 years
male: 44.7 years
female: 45.87 years (2004 est.)

Malta
total population: 78.68 years
male: 76.51 years
female: 80.98 years (2004 est.)

Man, Isle of
total population: 78.16 years
male: 74.8 years
female: 81.7 years (2004 est.)

Marshall Islands
total population: 69.7 years
male: 67.77 years
female: 71.73 years (2004 est.)

Martinique
total population: 78.88 years
male: 79.35 years
female: 78.4 years (2004 est.)

Mauritania
total population: 52.32 years
male: 50.15 years
female: 54.56 years (2004 est.)

Mauritius
total population: 72.09 years
male: 68.11 years
female: 76.13 years (2004 est.)

Mayotte
total population: 60.99 years
male: 58.85 years
female: 63.2 years (2004 est.)

Mexico
total population: 74.94 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 77.83 years (2004 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
total population: 69.44 years
male: 67.68 years
female: 71.29 years (2004 est.)

Moldova
total population: 65.03 years
male: 60.88 years
female: 69.39 years (2004 est.)

Monaco
total population: 79.42 years
male: 75.53 years
female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)

Mongolia
total population: 64.17 years
male: 61.97 years
female: 66.48 years (2004 est.)

Montserrat
total population: 78.53 years
male: 76.39 years
female: 80.78 years (2004 est.)

Morocco
total population: 70.35 years
male: 68.06 years
female: 72.74 years (2004 est.)

Mozambique
total population: 37.1 years
male: 37.83 years
female: 36.34 years (2004 est.)

Namibia
total population: 40.53 years
male: 42.36 years
female: 38.64 years (2004 est.)

Nauru
total population: 62.33 years
male: 58.78 years
female: 66.06 years (2004 est.)

Nepal
total population: 59.4 years
male: 59.73 years
female: 59.06 years (2004 est.)

Netherlands
total population: 78.68 years
male: 76.15 years
female: 81.34 years (2004 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
total population: 75.6 years
male: 73.37 years
female: 77.95 years (2004 est.)

New Caledonia
total population: 73.78 years
male: 70.82 years
female: 76.89 years (2004 est.)

New Zealand
total population: 78.49 years
male: 75.5 years
female: 81.61 years (2004 est.)

Nicaragua
total population: 70.02 years
male: 67.99 years
female: 72.16 years (2004 est.)

Niger
total population: 42.18 years
male: 42.38 years
female: 41.97 years (2004 est.)

Nigeria
total population: 50.49 years
male: 50.35 years
female: 50.63 years (2004 est.)

Niue
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years (2004 est.)

Norfolk Island
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

Northern Mariana Islands
total population: 75.67 years
male: 73.11 years
female: 78.38 years (2004 est.)

Norway
total population: 79.25 years
male: 76.64 years
female: 82.01 years (2004 est.)

Oman
total population: 72.85 years
male: 70.66 years
female: 75.16 years (2004 est.)

Pakistan
total population: 62.61 years
male: 61.69 years
female: 63.58 years (2004 est.)

Palau
total population: 69.82 years
male: 66.67 years
female: 73.15 years (2004 est.)

Panama
total population: 72.14 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 74.56 years (2004 est.)

Papua New Guinea
total population: 64.56 years
male: 62.41 years
female: 66.81 years (2004 est.)

Paraguay
total population: 74.64 years
male: 72.12 years
female: 77.29 years (2004 est.)

Peru
total population: 69.22 years
male: 67.48 years
female: 71.03 years (2004 est.)

Philippines
total population: 69.6 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 72.61 years (2004 est.)

Pitcairn Islands
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

Poland
total population: 74.16 years
male: 70.04 years
female: 78.52 years (2004 est.)

Portugal
total population: 77.35 years
male: 74.06 years
female: 80.85 years (2004 est.)

Puerto Rico
total population: 77.49 years
male: 73.49 years
female: 81.68 years (2004 est.)

Qatar
total population: 73.4 years
male: 70.9 years
female: 76.04 years (2004 est.)

Reunion
total population: 73.69 years
male: 70.29 years
female: 77.26 years (2004 est.)

Romania
total population: 71.12 years
male: 67.63 years
female: 74.82 years (2004 est.)

Russia
total population: 66.39 years
male: 59.91 years
female: 73.27 years (2004 est.)

Rwanda
total population: 39.18 years
male: 38.43 years
female: 39.96 years (2004 est.)

Saint Helena
total population: 77.57 years
male: 74.67 years
female: 80.61 years (2004 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
total population: 71.86 years
male: 69.03 years
female: 74.86 years (2004 est.)

Saint Lucia
total population: 73.34 years
male: 69.78 years
female: 77.16 years (2004 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
total population: 78.28 years
male: 75.97 years
female: 80.7 years (2004 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
total population: 73.35 years
male: 71.54 years
female: 75.21 years (2004 est.)

Samoa
total population: 70.41 years
male: 67.64 years
female: 73.33 years (2004 est.)

San Marino
total population: 81.53 years
male: 78.02 years
female: 85.34 years (2004 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
total population: 66.63 years
male: 65.11 years
female: 68.21 years (2004 est.)

Saudi Arabia
total population: 75.23 years
male: 73.26 years
female: 77.3 years (2004 est.)

Senegal
total population: 56.56 years
male: 54.94 years
female: 58.23 years (2004 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
total population: 74.4 years
male: 71.9 years
female: 77.12 years (2004 est.)

Seychelles
total population: 71.53 years
male: 66.1 years
female: 77.14 years (2004 est.)

Sierra Leone
total population: 42.69 years
male: 40.23 years
female: 45.21 years (2004 est.)

Singapore
total population: 81.53 years
male: 78.96 years
female: 84.29 years (2004 est.)

Slovakia
total population: 74.19 years
male: 70.21 years
female: 78.37 years (2004 est.)

Slovenia
total population: 75.93 years
male: 72.18 years
female: 79.92 years (2004 est.)

Solomon Islands
total population: 72.38 years
male: 69.9 years
female: 74.98 years (2004 est.)

Somalia
total population: 47.71 years
male: 46.02 years
female: 49.46 years (2004 est.)

South Africa
total population: 44.19 years
male: 44.39 years
female: 43.98 years (2004 est.)

Spain
total population: 79.37 years
male: 76.03 years
female: 82.94 years (2004 est.)

Sri Lanka
total population: 72.89 years
male: 70.34 years
female: 75.57 years (2004 est.)

Sudan
total population: 58.13 years
male: 56.96 years
female: 59.36 years (2004 est.)

Suriname
total population: 69.1 years
male: 66.77 years
female: 71.55 years (2004 est.)

Svalbard
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

Swaziland
total population: 37.54 years
male: 39.1 years
female: 35.94 years (2004 est.)

Sweden
total population: 80.3 years
male: 78.12 years
female: 82.62 years (2004 est.)

Switzerland
total population: 80.31 years
male: 77.51 years
female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)

Syria
total population: 69.71 years
male: 68.47 years
female: 71.02 years (2004 est.)

Taiwan
total population: 77.06 years
male: 74.31 years
female: 80.08 years (2004 est.)

Tajikistan
total population: 64.47 years
male: 61.53 years
female: 67.55 years (2004 est.)

Tanzania
total population: 44.39 years
male: 43.2 years
female: 45.61 years (2004 est.)

Thailand
total population: 71.41 years
male: 69.23 years
female: 73.71 years (2004 est.)

Togo
total population: 53.05 years
male: 51.07 years
female: 55.09 years (2004 est.)

Tokelau
total population: NA years
male: 68 years
female: 70 years (2004 est.)

Tonga
total population: 69.2 years
male: 66.74 years
female: 71.79 years (2004 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
total population: 69.28 years
male: 66.86 years
female: 71.82 years (2004 est.)

Tunisia
total population: 74.66 years
male: 73 years
female: 76.44 years (2004 est.)

Turkey
total population: 72.08 years
male: 69.68 years
female: 74.61 years (2004 est.)

Turkmenistan
total population: 61.29 years
male: 57.87 years
female: 64.88 years (2004 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
total population: 74.25 years
male: 72.05 years
female: 76.57 years (2004 est.)

Tuvalu
total population: 67.66 years
male: 65.47 years
female: 69.96 years (2004 est.)

Uganda
total population: 45.28 years
male: 43.76 years
female: 46.83 years (2004 est.)

Ukraine
total population: 66.68 years
male: 61.35 years
female: 72.27 years (2004 est.)

United Arab Emirates
total population: 74.99 years
male: 72.51 years
female: 77.6 years (2004 est.)

United Kingdom
total population: 78.27 years
male: 75.84 years
female: 80.83 years (2004 est.)

United States
total population: 77.43 years
male: 74.63 years
female: 80.36 years (2004 est.)

Uruguay
total population: 75.92 years
male: 72.71 years
female: 79.24 years (2004 est.)

Uzbekistan
total population: 64.09 years
male: 60.67 years
female: 67.69 years (2004 est.)

Vanuatu
total population: 62.1 years
male: 60.64 years
female: 63.63 years (2004 est.)

Venezuela
total population: 74.06 years
male: 71.02 years
female: 77.32 years (2004 est.)

Vietnam
total population: 70.35 years
male: 67.86 years
female: 73.02 years (2004 est.)

Virgin Islands
total population: 78.75 years
male: 74.91 years
female: 82.82 years (2004 est.)

Wallis and Futuna
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

West Bank
total population: 72.88 years
male: 71.14 years
female: 74.72 years (2004 est.)

Western Sahara
total population: NA years
male: NA years
female: NA years

World
total population: 64.05 years
male: 62.48 years
female: 65.7 years (2004 est.)

Yemen
total population: 61.36 years
male: 59.53 years
female: 63.29 years (2004 est.)

Zambia
total population: 35.18 years
male: 35.19 years
female: 35.17 years (2004 est.)

Zimbabwe
total population: 37.82 years
male: 38.63 years
female: 36.99 years (2004 est.)

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@2103 Literacy (%)

Afghanistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 36%
male: 51%
female: 21% (1999 est.)

Albania
definition: age 9 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 93.3%
female: 79.5% (2003 est.)

Algeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70%
male: 78.8%
female: 61% (2003 est.)

American Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 98%
female: 97% (1980 est.)

Andorra
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA
female: NA

Angola
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42%
male: 56%
female: 28% (1998 est.)

Anguilla
definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.)

Antigua and Barbuda
definition: age 15 and over has completed five
or more years of schooling
total population: 89%
male: 90%
female: 88% (1960 est.)

Argentina
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.1%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.1% (2003 est.)

Armenia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.4%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

Aruba
definition:
total population: 97%
male: NA
female: NA

Australia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (1980 est.)

Austria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA
female: NA

Azerbaijan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

Bahamas, The
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.6%
male: 94.7%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Bahrain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.1%
male: 91.9%
female: 85% (2003 est.)

Bangladesh
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 43.1%
male: 53.9%
female: 31.8% (2003 est.)

Barbados
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97.4%
male: 98%
female: 96.8% (1995 est.)

Belarus
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Belgium
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: NA
female: NA

Belize
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 94.1%
female: 94.1% (2003 est.)

Benin
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.9%
male: 56.2%
female: 26.5% (2000)

Bermuda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1970 est.)

Bhutan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.2%
male: 56.2%
female: 28.1% (1995 est.)

Bolivia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.2%
male: 93.1%
female: 81.6% (2003 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Botswana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.8%
male: 76.9%
female: 82.4% (2003 est.)

Brazil
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 86.1%
female: 86.6% (2003 est.)

British Virgin Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8% (1991 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Brunei
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.9%
male: 96.3%
female: 91.4% (2002)

Bulgaria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

Burkina Faso
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 26.6%
male: 36.9%
female: 16.6% (2003 est.)

Burma
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.3%
male: 89.2%
female: 81.4% (2002)

Burundi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.6%
male: 58.5%
female: 45.2% (2003 est.)

Cambodia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.4%
male: 80.8%
female: 59.3% (2002)

Cameroon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: 73.4% (2003 est.)

Canada
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97% (1986 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Cape Verde
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.)

Cayman Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Central African Republic
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 51%
male: 63.3%
female: 39.9% (2003 est.)

Chad
definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic
total population: 47.5%
male: 56%
female: 39.3% (2003 est.)

Chile
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.2%
male: 96.4%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

China
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.1%
female: 86.5% (2002)

Christmas Island
NA

Colombia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 92.4%
female: 92.6% (2003 est.)

Comoros
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
definition: age 15 and over can
read and write French, Lingala, Kingwana, or Tshiluba
total population: 65.5%
male: 76.2%
female: 55.1% (2003 est.)

Congo, Republic of the
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.8%
male: 89.6%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Cook Islands
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA

Costa Rica
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 95.9%
female: 96.1% (2003 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.9%
male: 57.9%
female: 43.6% (2003 est.)

Croatia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.5%
male: 99.4%
female: 97.8% (2003 est.)

Cuba
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97.2%
female: 96.9% (2003 est.)

Cyprus
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2003 est.)

Czech Republic
definition: NA
total population: 99.9% (1999 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Denmark
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA
female: NA

Djibouti
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.9%
male: 78%
female: 58.4% (2003 est.)

Dominica
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 94%
male: 94%
female: 94% (2003 est.)

Dominican Republic
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.7%
male: 84.6%
female: 84.8% (2003 est.)

East Timor
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58.6% (2002)

Ecuador
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 94%
female: 91% (2003 est.)

Egypt
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.7%
male: 68.3%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

El Salvador
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.7%
male: 93.3%
female: 78.4% (2003 est.)

Eritrea
definition: NA
total population: 58.6%
male: 69.9%
female: 47.6% (2003 est.)

Estonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Ethiopia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.)

Faroe Islands
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
note: probably the same as Denmark proper

Fiji
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Finland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100% (2000 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

France
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1980 est.)

French Guiana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83%
male: 84%
female: 82% (1982 est.)

French Polynesia
definition: age 14 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1977 est.)

Gabon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.2%
male: 73.7%
female: 53.3% (1995 est.)

Gambia, The
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.1%
male: 47.8%
female: 32.8% (2003 est.)

Gaza Strip
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Georgia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 100%
female: 98% (1999 est.)

Germany
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1997 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Ghana
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.8%
male: 82.7%
female: 67.1% (2003 est.)

Gibraltar
definition: NA
total population: above 80%
male: NA
female: NA

Greece
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.5%
male: 98.6%
female: 96.5% (2003 est.)

Greenland
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
note: similar to Denmark proper

Grenada
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Guadeloupe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90%
male: 90%
female: 90% (1982 est.)

Guam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1990 est.)

Guatemala
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.6%
male: 78%
female: 63.3% (2003 est.)

Guernsey
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.9%
male: 49.9%
female: 21.9% (1995 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 42.4%
male: 58.1%
female: 27.4% (2003 est.)

Guyana
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.1%
female: 98.5% (2003 est.)

Haiti
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.9%
male: 54.8%
female: 51.2% (2003 est.)

Holy See (Vatican City)
definition: NA
total population: 100%
male: NA
female: NA

Honduras
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: 76.3% (2003 est.)

Hong Kong
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 93.5%
male: 96.9%
female: 89.6% (2002)

Hungary
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.5%
female: 99.3% (2003 est.)

Iceland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.9% (1997 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

India
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 59.5%
male: 70.2%
female: 48.3% (2003 est.)

Indonesia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.9%
male: 92.5%
female: 83.4% (2002)

Iran
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.4%
male: 85.6%
female: 73% (2003 est.)

Iraq
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.4%
male: 55.9%
female: 24.4% (2003 est.)

Ireland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98% (1981 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Israel
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 95.4%
male: 97.3%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Italy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99%
female: 98.3% (2003 est.)

Jamaica
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.)

Japan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2002)

Jersey
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Jordan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91.3%
male: 95.9%
female: 86.3% (2003 est.)

Kazakhstan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.)

Kenya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.1%
male: 90.6%
female: 79.7% (2003 est.)

Kiribati
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Korea, North
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%

Korea, South
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002)

Kuwait
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 83.5%
male: 85.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

Laos
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 66.4%
male: 77.4%
female: 55.5% (2002)

Latvia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.8% (2003 est.)

Lebanon
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 87.4%
male: 93.1%
female: 82.2% (2003 est.)

Lesotho
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.8%
male: 74.5%
female: 94.5% (2003 est.)

Liberia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.5%
male: 73.3%
female: 41.6%
note: (2003 est.)

Libya
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.6%
male: 92.4%
female: 72% (2003 est.)

Liechtenstein
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%

Lithuania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

Luxembourg
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100% (2000 est.)

Macau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.5%
male: 97.2%
female: 92% (2003 est.)

Macedonia
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Madagascar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.)

Malawi
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 76.1%
female: 49.8% (2003 est.)

Malaysia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.7%
male: 92%
female: 85.4% (2002)

Maldives
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.2%
male: 97.1%
female: 97.3% (2003 est.)

Mali
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

Malta
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 92.8%
male: 92%
female: 93.6% (2003 est.)

Man, Isle of
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Marshall Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)

Martinique
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.7%
male: 97.4%
female: 98.1% (2003 est.)

Mauritania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 41.7%
male: 51.8%
female: 31.9% (2003 est.)

Mauritius
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: 82.7% (2003 est.)

Mayotte
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Mexico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.2%
male: 94%
female: 90.5% (2003 est.)

Micronesia, Federated States of
definition: age 15 and over can read
and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

Moldova
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.1%
male: 99.6%
female: 98.7% (2003 est.)

Monaco
definition: NA
total population: 99%
male: NA
female: NA

Mongolia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2002)

Montserrat
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1970 est.)

Morocco
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 51.7%
male: 64.1%
female: 39.4% (2003 est.)

Mozambique
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 47.8%
male: 63.5%
female: 32.7% (2003 est.)

Namibia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84%
male: 84.4%
female: 83.7% (2003 est.)

Nauru
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Nepal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.2%
male: 62.7%
female: 27.6% (2003 est.)

Netherlands
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Netherlands Antilles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.7%
male: 96.7%
female: 96.8% (2003 est.)

New Caledonia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 91%
male: 92%
female: 90% (1976 est.)

New Zealand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Nicaragua
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)

Niger
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 17.6%
male: 25.8%
female: 9.7% (2003 est.)

Nigeria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68%
male: 75.7%
female: 60.6% (2003 est.)

Niue
definition: NA
total population: 95%
male: NA
female: NA

Norfolk Island
NA

Northern Mariana Islands
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)

Norway
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 100%
male: NA
female: NA

Oman
definition: NA
total population: 75.8%
male: 83.1%
female: 67.2% (2003 est.)

Pakistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 45.7%
male: 59.8%
female: 30.6% (2003 est.)

Palau
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92%
male: 93%
female: 90% (1980 est.)

Panama
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 93.2%
female: 91.9% (2003 est.)

Papua New Guinea
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.6%
male: 71.1%
female: 57.7% (2002)

Paraguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94%
male: 94.9%
female: 93% (2003 est.)

Peru
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.9%
male: 95.2%
female: 86.8% (2003 est.)

Philippines
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 92.5%
female: 92.7% (2002)

Pitcairn Islands
NA

Poland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

Portugal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.3%
male: 95.5%
female: 91.3% (2003 est.)

Puerto Rico
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 94.1%
male: 93.7%
female: 94.4% (2002)

Qatar
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.5%
male: 81.4%
female: 85% (2003 est.)

Reunion
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: 90.8% (2003 est.)

Romania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (2003 est.)

Russia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.6%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.5% (2003 est.)

Rwanda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 70.4%
male: 76.3%
female: 64.7% (2003 est.)

Saint Helena
definition: age 20 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1987 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended
school
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 98% (1980 est.)

Saint Lucia
definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 67%
male: 65%
female: 69% (1980 est.)

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (1982 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
definition: age 15 and over has
ever attended school
total population: 96%
male: 96%
female: 96% (1970 est.)

Samoa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.7% (2003 est.)

San Marino
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 96%
male: 97%
female: 95% (1976 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.3%
male: 85%
female: 62% (1991 est.)

Saudi Arabia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)

Senegal
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 40.2%
male: 50%
female: 30.7% (2003 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 97.2%
female: 88.9% (1991)

Seychelles
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 58%
male: 56%
female: 60% (1971 est.)

Sierra Leone
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English,
Mende, Temne, or Arabic
total population: 31.4%
male: 45.4%
female: 18.2% (1995 est.)

Singapore
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.5%
male: 96.6%
female: 88.6% (2002)

Slovakia
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Slovenia
definition: NA
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

Solomon Islands
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Somalia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 37.8%
male: 49.7%
female: 25.8% (2001 est.)

South Africa
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.4%
male: 87%
female: 85.7% (2003 est.)

Spain
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 98.7%
female: 97.2% (2003 est.)

Sri Lanka
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.3%
male: 94.8%
female: 90% (2003 est.)

Sudan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.1%
male: 71.8%
female: 50.5% (2003 est.)

Suriname
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 95%
female: 91% (1995 est.)

Svalbard
NA

Swaziland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 81.6%
male: 82.6%
female: 80.8% (2003 est.)

Sweden
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

Switzerland
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1980 est.)
male:
female:

Syria
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.9%
male: 89.7%
female: 64% (2003 est.)

Taiwan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 96.1% (2003)

Tajikistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.4%
male: 99.6%
female: 99.1% (2003 est.)

Tanzania
definition: age 15 and over can read and write Kiswahili
(Swahili), English, or Arabic
total population: 78.2%
male: 85.9%
female: 70.7% (2003 est.)

Thailand
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 92.6%
male: 94.9%
female: 90.5% (2002)

Togo
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 60.9%
male: 75.4%
female: 46.9% (2003 est.)

Tokelau
NA

Tonga
definition: can read and write Tongan and/or English
total population: 98.5%
male: 98.4%
female: 98.7% (1996 est.)

Trinidad and Tobago
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.6%
male: 99.1%
female: 98% (2003 est.)

Tunisia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 74.2%
male: 84%
female: 64.4% (2003 est.)

Turkey
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.5%
male: 94.3%
female: 78.7% (2003 est.)

Turkmenistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)

Turks and Caicos Islands
definition: age 15 and over has ever
attended school
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98% (1970 est.)

Tuvalu
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Uganda
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.9%
male: 79.5%
female: 60.4% (2003 est.)

Ukraine
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.6% (2003 est.)

United Arab Emirates
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)

United Kingdom
definition: age 15 and over has completed five or
more years of schooling
total population: 99% (2000 est.)
male: NA
female: NA

United States
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 97% (1999 est.)

Uruguay
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 97.6%
female: 98.4% (2003 est.)

Uzbekistan
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

Vanuatu
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 53%
male: 57%
female: 48% (1979 est.)

Venezuela
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.4%
male: 93.8%
female: 93.1% (2003 est.)

Vietnam
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 90.3%
male: 93.9%
female: 86.9% (2002)

Virgin Islands
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Wallis and Futuna
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)

West Bank
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Western Sahara
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

World
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77%
male: 83%
female: 71% (1995 est.)

Yemen
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50.2%
male: 70.5%
female: 30% (2003 est.)

Zambia
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 80.6%
male: 86.8%
female: 74.8% (2003 est.)

Zimbabwe
definition: age 15 and over can read and write English
total population: 90.7%
male: 94.2%
female: 87.2% (2003 est.)

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@2105 Military manpower - availability

Afghanistan
males age 15-49: 6,785,414 (2004 est.)

Albania
males age 15-49: 956,107 (2004 est.)

Algeria
males age 15-49: 9,311,747 (2004 est.)

Angola
males age 15-49: 2,620,219 (2004 est.)

Argentina
males age 15-49: 9,901,352 (2004 est.)

Armenia
males age 15-49: 812,140 (2004 est.)

Australia
males age 15-49: 5,061,810 (2004 est.)

Austria
males age 15-49: 2,066,467 (2004 est.)

Azerbaijan
males age 15-49: 2,187,847 (2004 est.)

Bahrain
males age 15-49: 221,661 (2004 est.)

Bangladesh
males age 15-49: 39,523,128 (2004 est.)

Barbados
males age 15-49: 77,714 (2004 est.)

Belarus
males age 15-49: 2,764,856 (2004 est.)

Belgium
males age 15-49: 2,509,538 (2004 est.)

Belize
males age 15-49: 68,518 (2004 est.)

Benin
males age 15-49: 1,638,010
females age 15-49: 1,647,850 (2004 est.)

Bhutan
males age 15-49: 544,560 (2004 est.)

Bolivia
males age 15-49: 2,175,384 (2004 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
males age 15-49: 1,133,847 (2004 est.)

Botswana
males age 15-49: 381,801 (2004 est.)

Brazil
males age 15-49: 52,100,042 (2004 est.)

Brunei
males age 15-49: 112,630 (2004 est.)

Bulgaria
males age 15-49: 1,829,203 (2004 est.)

Burkina Faso
males age 15-49: 3,047,306 (2004 est.)

Burma
males age 15-49: 12,450,884
females age 15-49: 12,457,077 (2004 est.)

Burundi
males age 15-49: 1,419,755 (2004 est.)

Cambodia
males age 15-49: 3,402,703 (2004 est.)

Cameroon
males age 15-49: 3,898,944 (2004 est.)

Canada
males age 15-49: 8,417,314 (2004 est.)

Cape Verde
males age 15-49: 98,394 (2004 est.)

Central African Republic
males age 15-49: 878,980 (2004 est.)

Chad
males age 15-49: 2,008,825 (2004 est.)

Chile
males age 15-49: 4,207,066 (2004 est.)

China
males age 15-49: 379,524,688 (2004 est.)

Colombia
males age 15-49: 11,252,027 (2004 est.)

Comoros
males age 15-49: 154,843 (2004 est.)

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
males age 15-49: 12,706,971 (2004
est.)

Congo, Republic of the
males age 15-49: 773,790 (2004 est.)

Costa Rica
males age 15-49: 1,101,887 (2004 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire
males age 15-49: 4,135,309 (2004 est.)

Croatia
males age 15-49: 1,100,132 (2004 est.)

Cuba
males age 15-49: 3,134,622
females age 15-49: 3,075,534 (2004 est.)

Cyprus
males age 15-49: 202,966 (2004 est.)

Czech Republic
males age 15-49: 2,623,386 (2004 est.)

Denmark
males age 15-49: 1,276,087 (2004 est.)

Djibouti
males age 15-49: 108,771 (2004 est.)

Dominican Republic
males age 15-49: 2,354,800 (2004 est.)

East Timor
NA (2004 est.)

Ecuador
males age 15-49: 3,440,371 (2004 est.)

Egypt
males age 15-49: 20,340,716 (2004 est.)

El Salvador
males age 15-49: 1,571,299 (2004 est.)

Equatorial Guinea
males age 15-49: 120,463 (2004 est.)

Estonia
males age 15-49: 326,803 (2004 est.)

Ethiopia
males age 15-49: 15,748,632 (2004 est.)

Fiji
males age 15-49: 239,221 (2004 est.)

Finland
males age 15-49: 1,226,890 (2004 est.)

France
males age 15-49: 14,487,165 (2004 est.)

French Guiana
males age 15-49: 52,294 (2004 est.)

Gabon
males age 15-49: 314,434 (2004 est.)

Gambia, The
males age 15-49: 350,256 (2004 est.)

Georgia
males age 15-49: 1,156,302 (2004 est.)

Germany
males age 15-49: 20,468,942 (2004 est.)

Ghana
males age 15-49: 5,391,378 (2004 est.)

Greece
males age 15-49: 2,638,949 (2004 est.)

Guatemala
males age 15-49: 3,421,682 (2004 est.)

Guinea
males age 15-49: 2,108,948 (2004 est.)

Guinea-Bissau
males age 15-49: 326,864 (2004 est.)

Guyana
males age 15-49: 209,545 (2004 est.)

Haiti
males age 15-49: 1,792,112 (2004 est.)

Honduras
males age 15-49: 1,642,029 (2004 est.)

Hong Kong
males age 15-49: 1,878,574 (2004 est.)

Hungary
males age 15-49: 2,519,052 (2004 est.)

Iceland
males age 15-49: 75,568 (2004 est.)

India
males age 15-49: 293,677,117 (2004 est.)

Indonesia
males age 15-49: 66,458,805 (2004 est.)

Iran
males age 15-49: 20,937,348 (2004 est.)

Iraq
males age 15-49: 6,547,762 (2004 est.)

Ireland
males age 15-49: 1,029,525 (2004 est.)

Israel
males age 15-49: 1,581,883
females age 15-49: 1,532,234 (2004 est.)

Italy
males age 15-49: 14,408,392 (2004 est.)

Jamaica
males age 15-49: 764,266 (2004 est.)

Japan
males age 15-49: 29,179,095 (2004 est.)

Jordan
males age 15-49: 1,636,537 (2004 est.)

Kazakhstan
males age 15-49: 4,233,623 (2004 est.)

Kenya
males age 15-49: 8,313,051 (2004 est.)

Korea, North
males age 15-49: 6,181,038 (2004 est.)

Korea, South
males age 15-49: 14,233,895 (2004 est.)

Kuwait
males age 15-49: 880,461 (2004 est.)

Kyrgyzstan
males age 15-49: 1,347,312 (2004 est.)

Laos
males age 15-49: 1,456,500 (2004 est.)

Latvia
males age 15-49: 594,596 (2004 est.)

Lebanon
males age 15-49: 1,049,097 (2004 est.)

Lesotho
males age 15-49: 465,827 (2004 est.)

Liberia
males age 15-49: 752,943 (2004 est.)

Libya
males age 15-49: 1,588,533 (2004 est.)

Lithuania
males age 15-49: 943,063 (2004 est.)

Luxembourg
males age 15-49: 115,721 (2004 est.)

Macau
males age 15-49: 125,060 (2004 est.)

Macedonia
males age 15-49: 555,611 (2004 est.)

Madagascar
males age 15-49: 4,004,242 (2004 est.)

Malawi
males age 15-49: 2,691,881 (2004 est.)

Malaysia
males age 15-49: 6,193,587 (2004 est.)

Maldives
males age 15-49: 81,221 (2004 est.)

Mali
males age 15-49: 2,529,147 (2004 est.)

Malta
males age 15-49: 99,324 (2004 est.)

Mauritania
males age 15-49: 686,629 (2004 est.)

Mauritius
males age 15-49: 342,482 (2004 est.)

Mexico
males age 15-49: 27,374,153 (2004 est.)

Moldova
males age 15-49: 1,186,818 (2004 est.)

Mongolia
males age 15-49: 818,977 (2004 est.)

Morocco
males age 15-49: 8,788,971 (2004 est.)

Mozambique
males age 15-49: 4,335,294 (2004 est.)

Namibia
males age 15-49: 468,934 (2004 est.)

Nauru
males age 15-49: 3,275 (2004 est.)

Nepal
males age 15-49: 6,865,849 (2004 est.)

Netherlands
males age 15-49: 4,070,043 (2004 est.)

Netherlands Antilles
males age 15-49: 55,536 (2004 est.)

New Zealand
males age 15-49: 1,033,464 (2004 est.)

Nicaragua
males age 15-49: 1,399,356 (2004 est.)

Niger
males age 15-49: 2,460,637 (2004 est.)

Nigeria
males age 15-49: 32,665,407 (2004 est.)

Norway
males age 15-49: 1,106,484 (2004 est.)

Oman
males age 15-49: 796,792 (2004 est.)

Pakistan
males age 15-49: 39,793,586 (2004 est.)

Panama
males age 15-49: 810,341 (2004 est.)

Papua New Guinea
males age 15-49: 1,403,467 (2004 est.)

Paraguay
males age 15-49: 1,504,407 (2004 est.)

Peru
males age 15-49: 7,374,187 (2004 est.)

Philippines
males age 15-49: 22,435,982 (2004 est.)

Poland
males age 15-49: 10,291,628 (2004 est.)

Portugal
males age 15-49: 2,628,892 (2004 est.)

Qatar
males age 15-49: 324,001
note: includes non-nationals (2004 est.)

Reunion
males age 15-49: 202,385 (2004 est.)

Romania
males age 15-49: 5,952,834 (2004 est.)

Russia
males age 15-49: 39,127,169 (2004 est.)

Rwanda
males age 15-49: 1,973,713 (2004 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe
males age 15-49: 38,347 (2004 est.)

Saudi Arabia
males age 15-49: 8,240,714 (2004 est.)

Senegal
males age 15-49: 2,490,290 (2004 est.)

Serbia and Montenegro
males age 15-49: 2,718,234 (2004 est.)

Seychelles
males age 15-49: 23,661 (2004 est.)