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Age dependency ratio > dependents to working-age population	0.36		[179th of 185]
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Age structure > 0-14 years	13.8		[227th of 226]
DEFINITION: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Age structure > 0-14 years > Females	422,945		[127th of 225]
DEFINITION: This entry provides the distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Age structure > 15-64 years	73.5		[5th of 226]
DEFINITION: The distribution of the population according to age. Information is included by sex and age group (0-14 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over). The age structure of a population affects a nation's key socioeconomic issues. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. The age structure can also be used to help predict potential political issues. For example, the rapid growth of a young adult population unable to find employment can lead to unrest.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Greek diaspora > Number of Greeks in all countries > Number of ethnic Greeks 150 (est.)
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Nobel prize laureates	0		[38th of 44]
DEFINITION: Number of Nobel Prize Laureates 1901-2002
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Greek diaspora
Population > CIA Factbook	7,018,636		[100th of 240]
DEFINITION: This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.		View time series
SOURCE: The Nobel Foundation
Population ages 0-14 > % of total	14.45 %		[176th of 185]
DEFINITION: Population ages 0 to 14 is the percentage of the total population that is in the age group 0 to 14.		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population growth > annual %	0.88 annual %		[126th of 195]
DEFINITION: Annual population growth rate. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of the country of origin.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Population in largest city	7,040,885		[22nd of 118]
DEFINITION: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country’s largest metropolitan area.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Population, female > % of total	52.9 %		[11th of 190]
DEFINITION: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Rural population	6,035.4		[191st of 193]
DEFINITION: Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	0.96		[174th of 223]
DEFINITION: The number of males for each female one of five age groups - at birth, under 15 years, 15-64 years, 65 years and over, and for the total population. Sex ratio at birth has recently emerged as an indicator of certain kinds of sex discrimination in some countries. For instance, high sex ratios at birth in some Asian countries are now attributed to sex-selective abortion and infanticide due to a strong preference for sons. This will affect future marriage patterns and fertility patterns. Eventually it could cause unrest among young adult males who are unable to find partners.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Sex ratio > sex ratios > total	0.96		[156th of 215]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Total Population	6,940,432		[98th of 227]
DEFINITION: Total Population, as of April 26, 2005
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Sex ratio
Total population > Age 100-104 > % of the total	0.02		[13th of 49]
DEFINITION: Total population - Age 100-104 - % of the total, as of April 26, 2005
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute
Total Population > Female	3,543,115		[98th of 227]
DEFINITION: Total Population - Female, as of April 26, 2005
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Total Population > Male	3,397,317		[98th of 227]
DEFINITION: Total Population - Male, as of April 26, 2005
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute
Urban population	6,943,600		[61st of 195]
DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.		View time series
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center Spanish Statistical Institute
Urban population growth > annual %	0.88 annual %		[149th of 195]
DEFINITION: Urban population is the midyear population of areas defined as urban in each country and reported to the United Nations.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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