People (Singapore)
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     Population:
         2,792,092 (July 1992), growth rate 1.3% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         18 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:
         6 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         73 years male, 78 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         1.9 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Singaporean(s); adjective - Singapore
     Ethnic divisions:
         Chinese 76.4%, Malay 14.9%, Indian 6.4%, other 2.3%
     Religions:
         majority of Chinese are Buddhists or atheists; Malays are nearly all Muslim
         (minorities include Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Taoists, Confucianists)
     Languages:
         Chinese, Malay, Tamil, and English (all official); Malay (national)
     Literacy:
         88% (male 93%, female 84%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         1,485,800; financial, business, and other services 30.2%, manufacturing
         28.4%, commerce 22.0%, construction 9.0%, other 10.4% (1990)
     Organized labor:
         210,000; 16.1% of labor force (1989)