People (Nicaragua)
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     Population:
         3,878,150 (July 1992), growth rate 2.8% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         37 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         57 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         60 years male, 66 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         4.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Nicaraguan(s); adjective - Nicaraguan
     Ethnic divisions:
         mestizo 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Indian 5%
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
     Languages:
         Spanish (official); English- and Indian-speaking minorities on Atlantic
         coast
     Literacy:
         57% (male 57%, female 57%) age 15 and over can read and write (1971)
     Labor force:
         1,086,000; service 43%, agriculture 44%, industry 13% (1986)
     Organized labor:
         35% of labor force