People (Bhutan)
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     Population:
         1,660,167 (July 1992), growth rate 2.3% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         40 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         17 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         126 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         50 years male, 49 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         5.5 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Bhutanese (singular and plural); adjective - Bhutanese
     Ethnic divisions:
         Bhote 60%, ethnic Nepalese 25%, indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
     Religions:
         Lamaistic Buddhism 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
     Languages:
         Bhotes speak various Tibetan dialects - most widely spoken dialect is
         Dzongkha (official); Nepalese speak various Nepalese dialects
     Literacy:
         NA% (male NA%, female NA%)
     Labor force:
         NA; agriculture 93%, services 5%, industry and commerce 2%; massive lack of
         skilled labor
     Organized labor:
         not permitted