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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 9,097,636 (July 1990), growth rate 2.6% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 37 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -3 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 61 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 60 years male, 65 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 5.1 children born/woman (1990).
  16.  
  17. Nationality: noun--Guatemalan(s); adjective--Guatemalan.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: 56% Ladino (mestizo--mixed Indian and 
  20. European ancestry), 44% Indian.
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  22. Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic; also Protestant, 
  23. traditional Mayan.
  24.  
  25. Language: Spanish, but over 40% of the population speaks 
  26. an Indian language as a primary tongue (18 Indian dialects, 
  27. including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi).
  28.  
  29. Literacy: 50%.
  30.  
  31. Labor force: 2,500,000; 57.0% agriculture, 14.0% manufacturing, 
  32. 13.0% services, 7.0% commerce, 4.0% construction, 3.0% transport, 
  33. 0.8% utilities, 0.4% mining (1985).
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  35. Organized labor: 8% of labor force (1988 est.).
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