People (Reunion)
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     Population:
         626,414 (July 1992), growth rate 2.1% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         26 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:
         8 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         70 years male, 77 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         2.8 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Reunionese (singular and plural); adjective - Reunionese
     Ethnic divisions:
         most of the population is of intermixed French, African, Malagasy, Chinese,
         Pakistani, and Indian ancestry
     Religions:
         Roman Catholic 94%
     Languages:
         French (official); Creole widely used
     Literacy:
         69% (male 67%, female 74%) age 15 and over can read and write (1982)
     Labor force:
         NA; agriculture 30%, industry 21%, services 49% (1981); 63% of population of
         working age (1983)
     Organized labor:
         General Confederation of Workers of Reunion (CGTR)