People (Paraguay)
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     Population:
         4,929,446 (July 1992), growth rate 2.9% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         33 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         5 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         28 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         71 years male, 74 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         4.4 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Paraguayan(s); adjective - Paraguayan
     Ethnic divisions:
         mestizo (Spanish and Indian) 95%, white and Indian 5%
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 90%; Mennonite and other Protestant denominations
     Languages:
         Spanish (official) and Guarani
     Literacy:
         90% (male 92%, female 88%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         1,418,000 (1991 est.); agriculture, industry and commerce, services,
         government (1986)
     Organized labor:
         about 2% of labor force