People (Netherlands)
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     Population:
         15,112,064 (July 1992), growth rate 0.6% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         13 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         7 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         75 years male, 81 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         1.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women); adjective - Dutch
     Ethnic divisions:
         Dutch 96%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 4% (1988)
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 36%, Protestant 27%, other 6%, unaffiliated 31% (1988)
     Languages:
         Dutch
     Literacy:
         99% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1979 est.)
     Labor force:
         5,300,000; services 50.1%, manufacturing and construction 28.2%, government
         15.9%, agriculture 5.8% (1986)
     Organized labor:
         29% of labor force