People (Cape Verde)
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     Population:
         398,276 (July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         48 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         - 8 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         61 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         60 years male, 64 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.5 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Cape Verdean(s); adjective - Cape Verdean
     Ethnic divisions:
         Creole (mulatto) about 71%, African 28%, European 1%
     Religions:
         Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs
     Languages:
         Portuguese and Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words
     Literacy:
         66% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1989 est.)
     Labor force:
         102,000 (1985 est.); agriculture (mostly subsistence) 57%, services 29%,
         industry 14% (1981); 51% of population of working age (1985)
     Organized labor:
         Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Center (UNTC-CS)