People (Tajikistan)
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     Population:
         5,680,242 (July 1992), growth rate 3.0% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         40 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         74 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         64 years male, 70 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         5.3 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Tajik(s); adjective - Tajik
     Ethnic divisions:
         Tajik 62%, Uzbek 24%, Russian 8%, Tatar 2%, other 4%
     Religions:
         Sunni Muslim approximately 80%, Shi`a Muslim 5%
     Languages:
         Tajik (official) NA%
     Literacy:
         NA% (male NA%, female NA%) age 15 and over can read and write
     Labor force:
         1,938,000; agriculture and forestry 43%, industry and construction 22%,
         other 35% (1990)
     Organized labor:
         NA