People (French Guiana)
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     Population:
         127,505 (July 1992), growth rate 4.6% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         27 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         5 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         24 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         17 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         71 years male, 78 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         3.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - French Guianese (singular and plural); adjective - French Guianese;
         note - they are a colony/department; they hold French passports
     Ethnic divisions:
         black or mulatto 66%; Caucasian 12%; East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%;
         other 10%
     Religions:
         predominantly Roman Catholic
     Languages:
         French
     Literacy:
         82% (male 81%, female 83%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)
     Labor force:
         23,265; services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%,
         agriculture 18.2% (1980)
     Organized labor:
         7% of labor force