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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 37,776,725 (July 1990), growth rate NEGL (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 14 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -5 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 13 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 77 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 2.1 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Pole(s); adjective--Polish.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 98.7% Polish, 0.6% Ukrainian, 0.5% Byelorussian, 
  20. less than 0.05% Jewish.
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  22. Religion: 95% Roman Catholic (about 75% practicing), 
  23. 5% Russian Orthodox, Protestant, and other.
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  25. Language: Polish.
  26.  
  27. Literacy: 98%.
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  29. Labor force: 17,128,000 (1988); 36.5% industry and construction; 
  30. 28.5% agriculture; 14.7% trade, transport, and communications; 
  31. 20.3% government and other.
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  33. Organized labor: trade union pluralism.
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