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== Demographics ==

== Demographics ==

In 1987 Czechs represented roughly 63 percent of population and Slovaks 31 percent. [[Hungarians]], [[Ukrainians]], [[Poles]], [[Germans]], and [[Gypsies]](Roma) are all minority groups.  In 1986, the Czechoslovak government reported a population of 15,520,839 and a population growth rate of 0.3. The life expectancy in 1984 was sixty-seven years for men and seventy-four years for women. About 26 percent of the population was under the age of 15, and 17 percent was over the age of 60. There were 104 females for each 100 males.  At the start of 1986, the population density was approximately 121 persons per square kilometer.  The major cities and their estimated populations in January 1986 were: [[Prague]], 1.2 million; [[Bratislava]], 417,103; [[Brno]], 385,684; [[Ostrava]], 327,791; [[Kosice]], 222,175; and [[Plzen]], 175,244.  Czechoslovakia was essentially a society of small [[cities]] and [[towns]], in which about 65 percent of the population are classified as [[urban]] dwellers<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0061)</ref>. The country had two official languages, both [[Czech]] and [[Slovak]].

In 1987 Czechs represented roughly 63 percent of population and Slovaks 31 percent. [[Hungarians]], [[Ukrainians]], [[Poles]], [[Germans]], and [[Gypsies]](Roma) were all minority groups.  In 1986, the Czechoslovak government reported a population of 15,520,839 and a population growth rate of 0.3. The life expectancy in 1984 was sixty-seven years for men and seventy-four years for women. About 26 percent of the population was under the age of 15, and 17 percent was over the age of 60. There were 104 females for each 100 males.  At the start of 1986, the population density was approximately 121 persons per square kilometer.  The major cities and their estimated populations in January 1986 were: [[Prague]], 1.2 million; [[Bratislava]], 417,103; [[Brno]], 385,684; [[Ostrava]], 327,791; [[Kosice]], 222,175; and [[Plzen]], 175,244.  Czechoslovakia was essentially a society of small [[cities]] and [[towns]], in which about 65 percent of the population are classified as [[urban]] dwellers<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+cs0061)</ref>. The country had two official languages, both [[Czech]] and [[Slovak]].