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	<country name="VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)">

		<topic title="Population size and growth">

			<variable description="Population size (thousands)">

				<source1>12 734</source1>
				<source2>17 317</source2>
				<source3>22 078</source3>
				<source4>27 657</source4>
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			<variable description="Annual growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>3.4</source1>
				<source2>2.8</source2>
				<source3>2.2</source3>
				<source4>1.7</source4>
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		<topic title="Population age structure">

			<variable description="Percentage of population under age 15">

				<source1>43</source1>
				<source2>39</source2>
				<source3>36</source3>
				<source4>31</source4>
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			<variable description="Percentage of population aged 60 or over">

				<source1>5</source1>
				<source2>5</source2>
				<source3>6</source3>
				<source4>8</source4>
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		<topic title="Fertility and family planning">

			<variable description="Total fertility (children per woman)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>4.9</source1>
				<source2>4</source2>
				<source3>3.3</source3>
				<source4>2.5</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Adolescent fertility rate (per 1,000 women, aged 15 - 19)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>103</source1>
				<source2>101</source2>
				<source3>98</source3>
				<source4>90</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women under age 20">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>15</source1>
				<source2>17</source2>
				<source3>18</source3>
				<source4>20</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of births to women aged 35 or over">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>14</source1>
				<source2>11</source2>
				<source3>11</source3>
				<source4>10</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Percentage of married women using contraception">

				<var1 description="Modern methods">

				<source1>38</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>62</source3>
				<source4>..</source4>

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				</var1>
				<var1 description="All methods">

				<source1>49</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>70</source3>
				<source4>..</source4>

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		<topic title="Health and mortality">

			<variable description="Life expectancy at birth (years)">
<sup>*</sup>

				<var1 description="Males">

				<source1>63</source1>
				<source2>66</source2>
				<source3>69</source3>
				<source4>71</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Females">

				<source1>69</source1>
				<source2>72</source2>
				<source3>74</source3>
				<source4>77</source4>
				</var1>

				<var1 description="Both sexes combined">

				<source1>66</source1>
				<source2>69</source2>
				<source3>71</source3>
				<source4>74</source4>
				</var1>

			</variable>
			<variable description="Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>49</source1>
				<source2>34</source2>
				<source3>23</source3>
				<source4>17</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Under-five mortality (per 1,000 live births)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>67</source1>
				<source2>42</source2>
				<source3>29</source3>
				<source4>22</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) (2005)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>57</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="HIV/AIDS (2005)">

				<var1 description="People living with HIV/AIDS (thousands)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>110</source4>

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				<var1 description="Adult prevalence (percentage)">

				<source1>..</source1>
				<source2>..</source2>
				<source3>..</source3>
				<source4>0.7</source4>

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		<topic title="Spatial distribution">

			<variable description="Population density (per sq. km)">

				<source1>14</source1>
				<source2>19</source2>
				<source3>24</source3>
				<source4>30</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Urban population (percentage)">

				<source1>76</source1>
				<source2>82</source2>
				<source3>88</source3>
				<source4>94</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual urban growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>4.6</source1>
				<source2>3.4</source2>
				<source3>3.2</source3>
				<source4>2.0</source4>
			</variable>

			<variable description="Annual rural growth rate (percentage)">
			<sup>*</sup>

				<source1>0.3</source1>
				<source2>0.1</source2>
				<source3>-3.4</source3>
				<source4>-3.5</source4>
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		<topic title="International migration">

			<variable description="Migrant stock">

				<var1 description="Number of migrants (thousands)">

				<source1>731</source1>
				<source2>1 033</source2>
				<source3>1 019</source3>
				<source4>1 010</source4>

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				<var1 description="As percentage of total population">

				<source1>5.7</source1>
				<source2>6.0</source2>
				<source3>4.6</source3>
				<source4>3.8</source4>

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	<fntext>
		<num1>*</num1>
		<desc1>For the periods 1970-1975, 1980-1985, 1990-1995 and 2005-2010.</desc1>
		<num2>**</num2>
		<desc2>For 2005.</desc2>
		<num3>a</num3>
		<desc3>For 1977.</desc3>
		<num4>b</num4>
		<desc4>For 1998.</desc4>

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