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<text id=93CT1123>
<title>
Peru--People
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Peru
People</hdr><body>
<p>Population: 23,210,352 (July 1993 est.)
</p>
<p>Population growth rate: 1.9% (1993 est.)
</p>
<p>Birth rate: 26.19 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
</p>
<p>Death rate: 7.15 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
</p>
<p>Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
</p>
<p>Infant mortality rate: 56.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1993
est.)
</p>
<list>
<l>Life expectancy at birth:</l>
<l> total population: 65.17 years</l>
<l> male: 63.02 years</l>
<l> female: 67.44 years (1993 est.)</l>
</list>
<p>Total fertility rate: 3.22 children born/woman (1993 est.)
</p>
<list>
<l>Nationality:</l>
<l> noun: Peruvian(s)</l>
<l> adjective: Peruvian</l>
</list>
<p>Ethnic divisions: Indian 45%, mestizo (mixed Indian and
European ancestry) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and
other 3%
</p>
<p>Religions: Roman Catholic
</p>
<p>Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara
</p>
<list>
<l>Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)</l>
<l> total population: 85%</l>
<l> male: 92%</l>
<l> female: 29%</l>
</list>
<p>Labor force: 8 million (1992)
</p>
<p> by occupation: government and other services 44%,
agriculture 37%, industry 19% (1988 est.)
</p></body></article></text>