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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 764,649 (July 1990), growth rate -0.1% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 24 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -19 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 40 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 70 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Guyanese (sing., pl.); adjective--Guyanese.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: 51% East Indian, 43% black and mixed, 
  20. 4% Amerindian, 2% European and Chinese.
  21.  
  22. Religion: 57% Christian, 33% Hindu, 9% Muslim, 1% other.
  23.  
  24. Language: English, Amerindian dialects.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 85%.
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  28. Labor force: 268,000; 44.5% industry and commerce, 33.8% 
  29. agriculture, 21.7% services; public-sector employment amounts 
  30. to 60-80% of the total labor force (1985).
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  32. Organized labor: 34% of labor force.
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