People (Pakistan)
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     Population:
         121,664,539 (July 1992), growth rate 2.9% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         43 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         13 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         105 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         56 years male, 57 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Pakistani(s); adjective - Pakistani
     Ethnic divisions:
         Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India
         and their descendents)
     Religions:
         Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%, Shi`a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3%
     Languages:
         Urdu and English (both official); total spoken languages - Punjabi 64%,
         Sindhi 12%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu 7%, Balochi and other 9%; English is lingua
         franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries, but official
         policies are promoting its gradual replacement by Urdu
     Literacy:
         35% (male 47%, female 21%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         28,900,000; agriculture 54%, mining and manufacturing 13%, services 33%;
         extensive export of labor (1987 est.)
     Organized labor:
         about 10% of industrial work force