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  1.                                                                                 People
  2.  
  3. Population: 32,901,234 (July 1992), growth rate 1.1% (1992)
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  5. Birth rate: 20 births/1,000 population (1992)
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  7. Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
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  9. Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1992)
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  11. Infant mortality rate: 34 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 74 years female (1992)
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  15. Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman (1992)
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  17. Nationality: noun - Argentine(s); adjective - Argentine
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  19. Ethnic divisions: white 85%; mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite
  20. groups 15%
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  22. Religions: nominally Roman Catholic 90% (less than 20%
  23. practicing), Protestant 2%, Jewish 2%, other 6%
  24.  
  25. Languages: Spanish (official), English, Italian, German, French
  26.  
  27. Literacy: 95% (male 96%, female 95%) age 15 and over can read
  28. and write (1990 est.)
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  30. Labor force: 10,900,000; agriculture 12%, industry 31%,
  31. services 57% (1985 est.)
  32.  
  33. Organized labor: 3,000,000; 28% of labor force  
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