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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 3,032,795 (July 1990), growth rate 2.6% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 28 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 4 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 16 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 79 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.3 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Costa Rican(s); adjective--Costa Rican.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 96% white (including mestizo), 2% black, 
  20. 1% Indian, 1% Chinese.
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  22. Religion: 95% Roman Catholic.
  23.  
  24. Language: Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 93%.
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  28. Labor force: 868,300; industry and commerce 35.1%, government 
  29. and services 33%, agriculture 27%, other 4.9% (1985 est.).
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  31. Organized labor: 15.1% of labor force.
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