People (Libya)
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     Population:
         4,484,795 (July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         36 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         60 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         66 years male, 71 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         4.9 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Libyan(s); adjective - Libyan
     Ethnic divisions:
         Berber and Arab 97%; some Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis,
         Turks, Indians, and Tunisians
     Religions:
         Sunni Muslim 97%
     Languages:
         Arabic; Italian and English widely understood in major cities
     Literacy:
         64% (male 75%, female 50%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         1,000,000, includes about 280,000 resident foreigners; industry 31%,
         services 27%, government 24%, agriculture 18%
     Organized labor:
         National Trade Unions' Federation, 275,000 members; General Union for Oil
         and Petrochemicals; Pan-Africa Federation of Petroleum Energy and Allied
         Workers