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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 342,175 (July 1990), growth rate 0.8% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 20 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -6 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 17 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 70 years male, 77 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Guadeloupian(s); adjective--Guadeloupe.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 90% black or mulatto; 5% white; less than 
  20. 5% East Indian, Lebanese, Chinese.
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  22. Religion: 95% Roman Catholic, 5% Hindu and pagan African.
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  24. Language: French, creole patois.
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  26. Literacy: over 70%.
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  28. Labor force: 120,000; 53.0% services, government, and commerce, 
  29. 25.8% industry, 21.2% agriculture.
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  31. Organized labor: 11% of labor force.
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