People (Peru)
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     Population:
         22,767,543 (July 1992), growth rate 2.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         27 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         59 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         63 years male, 67 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         3.3 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Peruvian(s); adjective - Peruvian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Indian 45%; mestizo (mixed Indian and European ancestry) 37%; white 15%;
         black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
     Religions:
         predominantly Roman Catholic
     Languages:
         Spanish and Quechua (both official), Aymara
     Literacy:
         85% (male 92%, female 29%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         6,800,000 (1986); government and other services 44%, agriculture 37%,
         industry 19% (1988 est.)
     Organized labor:
         about 40% of salaried workers (1983 est.)