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  • Population.......................................................................4,015,676 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................1.16% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate...................................................14.47 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate..................................................7.58 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................4.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups......................................................................................Celtic, English
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