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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 9,909,285 (July 1990), growth rate 0.1% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 12 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 11 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 80 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Belgian(s); adjective--Belgian.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 55% Fleming, 33% Walloon, 12% mixed or other.
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  21. Religion: 75% Roman Catholic; remainder Protestant or other.
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  23. Language: 56% Flemish (Dutch), 32% French, 1% German; 11% 
  24. legally bilingual; divided along ethnic lines.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 98%.
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  28. Labor force: 4,000,000; 58% services, 37% industry, 5% agriculture 
  29. (1987).
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  31. Organized labor: 70% of labor force.
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