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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 21,905,605 (July 1990), growth rate 2.1% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 67 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 62 years male, 66 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.6 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Peruvian(s); adjective--Peruvian.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: 45% Indian; 37% mestizo (mixed Indian and 
  20. European ancestry); 15% white; 3% black, Japanese, Chinese, 
  21. and other.
  22.  
  23. Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic.
  24.  
  25. Language: Spanish and Quechua (official), Aymara.
  26.  
  27. Literacy: 80% (est.).
  28.  
  29. Labor force: 6,800,000 (1986); 44% government and other 
  30. services, 37% agriculture, 19% industry (1988 est.).
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  32. Organized labor: about 40% of salaried workers (1983 est.).
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