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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 219,737 (July 1990), growth rate 3.7% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 4 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
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  11. Infant mortality rate: 35 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 67 years male, 72 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 4.8 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Belizean(s); adjective--Belizean.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 39.7% Creole, 33.1% Mestizo, 9.5% Maya, 
  20. 7.6% Garifuna, 2.1% East Indian, 8.0% other.
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  22. Religion: 60% Roman Catholic; 40% Protestant (Anglican, 
  23. Seventh-Day Adventist, Methodist, Baptist, Jehovah's Witnesses, 
  24. Mennonite).
  25.  
  26. Language: English (official), Spanish, Maya, Garifuna (Carib).
  27.  
  28. Literacy: 93% (est.).
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  30. Labor force: 51,500; 30.0% agriculture, 16.0% services, 
  31. 15.4% government, 11.2% commerce, 10.3% manufacturing; shortage 
  32. of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (1985).
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  34. Organized labor: 30% of labor force; 11 unions currently active.
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