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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 520,186 (July 1990), growth rate 3.2% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 3 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 8 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 19 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 71 years male, 76 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 4.1 children born/woman (1990).
  16.  
  17. Nationality: noun--Bahraini(s); adjective--Bahraini.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: 63% Bahraini, 13% Asian, 10% other Arab, 
  20. 8% Iranian, 6% other.
  21.  
  22. Religion: Muslim (70% Shia, 30% Sunni).
  23.  
  24. Language: Arabic (official); English also widely spoken; 
  25. Farsi, Urdu.
  26.  
  27. Literacy: 40%.
  28.  
  29. Labor force: 140,000; 42% of labor force is Bahraini; 85% 
  30. industry and commerce, 5% agriculture, 5% services, 3% government 
  31. (1982).
  32.  
  33. Organized labor: General Committee for Bahrain Workers exists 
  34. in only eight major designated companies.
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