People (Burma)
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     Population:
         42,642,418 (July 1992), growth rate 1.9% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         29 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         68 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         57 years male, 61 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         3.8 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Burmese (singular and plural); adjective - Burmese
     Ethnic divisions:
         Burman 68%, Shan 9%, Karen 7%, Rakhine 4%, Chinese 3%, Mon 2%, Indian 2%,
         other 5%
     Religions:
         Buddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%,
         animist beliefs 1%, other 2%
     Languages:
         Burmese; minority ethnic groups have their own languages
     Literacy:
         81% (male 89%, female 72%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         16,036,000; agriculture 65.2%, industry 14.3%, trade 10.1%, government 6.3%,
         other 4.1% (FY89 est.)
     Organized labor:
         Workers' Asiayone (association), 1,800,000 members; Peasants' Asiayone,
         7,600,000 members