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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 10,506,668 (July 1990), growth rate 2.3% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 30 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  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: 61 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 68 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.8 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Ecuadorian(s); adjective--Ecuadorian.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 55% mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish), 
  20. 25% Indian, 10% Spanish, 10% black.
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  22. Religion: 95% Roman Catholic.
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  24. Language: Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua.
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  26. Literacy: 85% (1981).
  27.  
  28. Labor force: 2,800,000; 35% agriculture, 21% manufacturing, 
  29. 16% commerce, 28% services and other activities (1982).
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  31. Organized labor: less than 15% of labor force.
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