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- People
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- Population: 374,984 (July 1990), growth rate 3.0% (1990).
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- Birth rate: 49 births/1,000 population (1990).
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- Death rate: 11 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
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- Net migration rate: -8 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
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- Infant mortality rate: 65 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
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- Life expectancy at birth: 59 years male, 63 years female (1990).
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- Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1990).
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- Nationality: noun--Cape Verdean(s); adjective--Cape Verdean.
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- Ethnic divisions: about 71% Creole (mulatto), 28% African,
- 1% European.
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- Religion: Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs.
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- Language: Portuguese and Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and
- West African words.
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- Literacy: 48% (1986).
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- Labor force: 102,000 (1985 est.); 57% agriculture (mostly
- subsistence), 29% services, 14% industry (1981); 51% of
- population of working age (1985).
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- Organized labor: Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Center
- (UNTC-CS) closely associated with ruling party.
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