LEVEL OF BIRTH RATE INCREASED IN KARABAGH

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
April 16 2007

According to the information DE FACTO received at the Nagorno-Karabagh
Republic National Statistic Service, 468 children were born in
the Nagorno-Karabagh in January-March, 2007, which is 0, 6% more as
compared with the same period last year. Death rate was reduced by 6,
7 % as compared with the first quarter of 2006.

For the same period natural increment of population made 133 people,
which is 25, 5 % more than the level of the same period last year.

For January-March, 2007, mechanical increment of population was 87
people, which is 33, 8% more than the level of the same period of 2006.