Interesting Demographics

If anyone saw the celebrations in Iraq over Saddam's fate, you probably noticed how young all the people looked. This pic was posted by a Marine stationed in Iraq, taken earlier today. These folks were all in violation of curfew to stage their parade. Note: Shortly after this was taken the Marines took an RPG attack.




Iraq:
population:
26,783,383 (July 2006 est.)

Median age:
total: 19.7 years
male: 19.6 years
female: 19.8 years (2006 est.)
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Gaza Strip:
Median age:
total: 15.8 years
male: 15.7 years
female: 16 years (2006 est.)

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Pakistan:
Median age:
total: 19.8 years
male: 19.7 years
female: 20 years (2006 est.)
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Contrast that with this:

USA:
Median age:
total: 36.5 years
male: 35.1 years
female: 37.8 years (2006 est.)

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The UK:
Median age:
total: 39.3 years
male: 38.2 years
female: 40.4 years (2006 est.)

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Germany:
Median age:
total: 42.6 years
male: 41.3 years
female: 43.9 years (2006 est.)

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Russia:
Median age:
total: 38.4 years
male: 35.2 years
female: 41.3 years (2006 est.)