People (Macau)
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     Population:
         473,333 (July 1992), growth rate 1.7% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         17 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         4 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         4 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         8 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         78 years male, 84 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         1.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Macanese (singular and plural); adjective - Macau
     Ethnic divisions:
         Chinese 95%, Portuguese 3%, other 2%
     Religions:
         Buddhist 45%, Roman Catholic 7%, Protestant 1%, none 45.8%, other 1.2%
         (1981)
     Languages:
         Portuguese (official); Cantonese is the language of commerce
     Literacy:
         90% (male 93%, female 86%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)
     Labor force:
         180,000 (1986)
     Organized labor:
         none