People (Puerto Rico)
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     Population:
         3,776,654 (July 1992), growth rate 1.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         17 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         14 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         70 years male, 78 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         2.1 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Puerto Rican(s); adjective - Puerto Rican
     Ethnic divisions:
         almost entirely Hispanic
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15%
     Languages:
         Spanish (official); English is widely understood
     Literacy:
         89% (male 90%, female 88%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
     Labor force:
         1,068,000; government 28%, manufacturing 15%, trade 14%, agriculture 3%,
         other 40% (1990)
     Organized labor:
         115,000 members in 4 unions; the largest is the General Confederation of
         Puerto Rican Workers with 35,000 members (1983)