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Population
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146 million |
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Population Growth Rate
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-.38% |
 Notice that in the case of Russia, the "growth" rate is negative. This means that instead of increasing, the population of Russia is shrinking. |
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Birth Rate
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9 births/1,000 people |
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Death Rate
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14 deaths/1,000 people |
| Notice that the death rate is almost 1.5 times as high as the birth rate. That means that more people are dying than are being born, which contributes to the negative growth rate. |
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Infant Mortality
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20 deaths/1,000 births |
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Life Expectancy At Birth
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Males: 62
Females: 73 |
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.25 children/woman |
| In order to maintain a stable population (neither growing nor shrinking) this number should be 2.0 |
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Literacy
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98% |
| This statistic could be misleading because the term "literacy" is ill-defined. One cannot be sure of the extent to which these people can read -- it could be Dr. Seuss or it could be Charles Dickens. |
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Quality of Life
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40% of the population is below poverty (1999 est.) |
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Unemployment
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12.4% |
| However, many of those who are employed do not earn sufficient wages to care for their families. |
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Currency
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$1.00 U.S. = 28.79 Russian Rubles
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Inflation
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86% (1999 est.)
(940% in 1993) |
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GDP - per capita:
Purchasing Power Parity
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$4,200 (1999 est.) |
