People (Vietnam)
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     Population:
         68,964,018 (July 1992), growth rate 2.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         29 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:
         47 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         63 years male, 67 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         3.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Vietnamese (singular and plural); adjective - Vietnamese
     Ethnic divisions:
         predominantly Vietnamese 85-90%; Chinese 3%; ethnic minorities include
         Muong, Thai, Meo, Khmer, Man, Cham; other mountain tribes
     Religions:
         Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist, Roman Catholic, indigenous beliefs, Islamic,
         Protestant
     Languages:
         Vietnamese (official), French, Chinese, English, Khmer, tribal languages
         (Mon-Khmer and Malayo-Polynesian)
     Literacy:
         88% (male 92%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         32.7 million; agricultural 65%, industrial and service 35% (1990 est.)
     Organized labor:
         reportedly over 90% of wage and salary earners are members of the Vietnam
         Federation of Trade Unions (VFTU)