People (Guinea-Bissau)
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     Population:
         1,047,137 (July 1992), growth rate 2.4% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         42 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         18 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         124 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         45 years male, 48 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         5.7 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Guinea-Bissauan(s); adjective - Guinea-Bissauan
     Ethnic divisions:
         African about 99% (Balanta 30%, Fula 20%, Manjaca 14%, Mandinga 13%, Papel
         7%); European and mulatto less than 1%
     Religions:
         indigenous beliefs 65%, Muslim 30%, Christian 5%
     Languages:
         Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages
     Literacy:
         36% (male 50%, female 24%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         403,000 (est.); agriculture 90%, industry, services, and commerce 5%,
         government 5%; population of working age 53% (1983)
     Organized labor:
         only one trade union - the National Union of Workers of Guinea-Bissau (UNTG)