People (Romania)
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     Population:
         23,169,914 (July 1992), growth rate 0.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         14 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -3 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         22 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         68 years male, 74 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         1.8 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Romanian(s); adjective - Romanian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Romanian 89.1%, Hungarian 8.9%, German 0.4%, Ukrainian, Serb, Croat,
         Russian, Turk, and Gypsy 1.6%
     Religions:
         Romanian Orthodox 70%, Roman Catholic 6%, Greek Catholic (Uniate) 3%,
         Protestant 6%, unaffiliated 15%
     Languages:
         Romanian, Hungarian, German
     Literacy:
         96% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write (1970 est.)
     Labor force:
         10,945,700; industry 38%, agriculture 28%, other 34% (1989)
     Organized labor:
         until December 1989, a single trade union system organized by the General
         Confederation of Romanian Trade Unions (UGSR) under control of the Communist
         Party; since CEAUSESCU'S overthrow, newly created trade and professional
         trade unions are joining umbrella organizations, including the Organization
         of Free Trade Unions, Fratia (Brotherhood), and the Alfa Cartel; many other
         trade unions have been formed