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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 84,854 (July 1990), growth rate 1.7% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -4 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 79 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Dominican(s); adjective--Dominican.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: mostly black; some Carib indians.
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  21. Religion: 80% Roman Catholic; Anglican, Methodist.
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  23. Language: English (official); French patois widely spoken.
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  25. Literacy: 80% (est.).
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  27. Labor force: 25,000; 40% agriculture, 32% industry and commerce, 
  28. 28% services (1984).
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  30. Organized labor: 25% of labor force.
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