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People
Population: 374,984 (July 1990), growth rate 3.0% (1990).
Birth rate: 49 births/1,000 population (1990).
Death rate: 11 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
Net migration rate: -8 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
Infant mortality rate: 65 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
Life expectancy at birth: 59 years male, 63 years female (1990).
Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1990).
Nationality: noun--Cape Verdean(s); adjective--Cape Verdean.
Ethnic divisions: about 71% Creole (mulatto), 28% African,
1% European.
Religion: Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs.
Language: Portuguese and Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and
West African words.
Literacy: 48% (1986).
Labor force: 102,000 (1985 est.); 57% agriculture (mostly
subsistence), 29% services, 14% industry (1981); 51% of
population of working age (1985).
Organized labor: Trade Unions of Cape Verde Unity Center
(UNTC-CS) closely associated with ruling party.