People (Poland)
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     Population:
         38,385,617 (July 1992), growth rate 0.4% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         14 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         14 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         68 years male, 76 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         2.0 children born/woman(1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Pole(s); adjective - Polish
     Ethnic divisions:
         Polish 97.6%, German 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.6%, Belorussian 0.5% (1990 est.)
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 95% (about 75% practicing), Russian Orthodox, Protestant, and
         other 5%
     Languages:
         Polish
     Literacy:
         98% (male 99%, female 98%) age 15 and over can read and write (1978)
     Labor force:
         17,104,000; industry and construction 36.1%; agriculture 27.3%; trade,
         transport, and communications 14.8%; government and other 21.8% (1989)
     Organized labor:
         trade union pluralism