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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 152,505,077 (July 1990), growth rate 1.9% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 69 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 62 years male, 68 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Brazilian(s); adjective--Brazilian.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: Portuguese, Italian, German, Japanese, 
  20. black, Amerindian; 55% white, 38% mixed, 6% black, 1% other.
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  22. Religion: 90% Roman Catholic (nominal).
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  24. Language: Portuguese (official), Spanish, English, French.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 76%.
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  28. Labor force: 57,000,000 (1989 est.); 42% services, 31% agriculture, 
  29. 27% industry.
  30.  
  31. Organized labor: 13,000,000 dues paying members (1989 est.).
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