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People
Population: 3,064,508 (July 1990), growth rate 3.6% (1990).
Birth rate: 42 births/1,000 population (1990).
Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
Infant mortality rate: 55 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 71 years female (1990).
Total fertility rate: 6.2 children born/woman (1990).
Nationality: noun--Jordanian(s); adjective--Jordanian.
Ethnic divisions: 98% Arab, 1% Circassian, 1% Armenian.
Religion: 92% Sunni Muslim, 8% Christian.
Language: Arabic (official); English widely understood among
upper and middle classes.
Literacy: 71% (est.).
Labor force: 572,000 (1988); 20% agriculture, 20% manufacturing
and mining (1987 est.).
Organized labor: about 10% of labor force.
Note: 1.5-1.7 million Palestinians live on the East Bank
(55-60% of the population), most are Jordanian citizens.