Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] gives population figures

Mediamax news agency
8 Jul 05

YEREVAN

The Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] had a population of 145.600 in
2004.

During January-June 2005, the natural rate of population growth came
to 13.3 per cent compared with the same period last year, the NKR
national statistics service has told Mediamax news agency.

[Passage omitted: population growth decreased by 316 people compared
with 2004].

The death rate has decreased by 7.1 per cent during January-June 2005,
compared with the same period of 2004.