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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 7,240,793 (July 1990), growth rate 2.0% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -1 migrant/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 62 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 69 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.2 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Dominican(s); adjective--Dominican.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 73% mixed, 16% white, 11% black.
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  21. Religion: 95% Roman Catholic.
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  23. Language: Spanish.
  24.  
  25. Literacy: 74%.
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  27. Labor force: 2,300,000-2,600,000; 49% agriculture, 33% services, 
  28. 18% industry (1986).
  29.  
  30. Organized labor: 12% of labor force (1989 est.).
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