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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 5,259,699 (July 1990), growth rate 3.0% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 37 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: 62 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 67 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 4.8 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Honduran(s); adjective--Honduran.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: 90% mestizo (mixed Indian and European), 
  20. 7% Indian, 2% black, 1% white.
  21.  
  22. Religion: about 97% Roman Catholic; small Protestant minority.
  23.  
  24. Language: Spanish, Indian dialects.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 56%.
  27.  
  28. Labor force: 1,300,000; 62% agriculture, 20% services, 
  29. 9% manufacturing, 3% construction, 6% other (1985).
  30.  
  31. Organized labor: 40% of urban labor force, 20% of rural 
  32. work force (1985).
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