People (Djibouti)
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     Population:
         390,906 (July 1992), growth rate 2.7% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         43 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         16 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         115 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         47 years male, 50 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.3 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Djiboutian(s); adjective - Djiboutian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian 5%
     Religions:
         Muslim 94%, Christian 6%
     Languages:
         French and Arabic (both official); Somali and Afar widely used
     Literacy:
         48% (male 63%, female 34%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
     Labor force:
         NA, but a small number of semiskilled laborers at the port and 3,000 railway
         workers; 52% of population of working age (1983)
     Organized labor:
         3,000 railway workers, General Union of Djiboutian Workers (UGTD),
         government affiliated; some smaller unions