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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 5,759,990 (July 1990), growth rate 1.0% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 13 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
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  11. Infant mortality rate: 6 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 76 years male, 82 years female (1990).
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  15. Total fertility rate: 1.4 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: adjective--Hong Kong.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 98% Chinese, 2% other.
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  21. Religion: 90% eclectic mixture of local religions, 10% Christian.
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  23. Language: Chinese (Cantonese), English.
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  25. Literacy: 75%.
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  27. Labor force: 2,640,000; 35.8% manufacturing; 22.7% wholesale 
  28. and retail trade, restaurants and hotel, 17.1% services, 
  29. 7.5% construction, 8.4% transport and communications, 6.1% 
  30. financing, insurance, and real estate (1986).
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  32. Organized labor: 15% of labor force (1986).
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