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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 87,870,154 (July 1990), growth rate 2.2% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 29 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -2 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 33 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 76 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.4 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Mexican(s); adjective--Mexican.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 60% mestizo (Indian-Spanish), 30% Amerindian 
  20. or predominantly Amerindian, 9% white or predominantly white, 
  21. 1% other.
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  23. Religion: 97% nominally Roman Catholic, 3% Protestant.
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  25. Language: Spanish.
  26.  
  27. Literacy: 88%.
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  29. Labor force: 26,100,000 (1988); 31.4% services; 26% agriculture, 
  30. forestry, hunting, and fishing, 13.9% commerce, 12.8% manufacturing, 
  31. 9.5% construction, 4.8% transportation, 1.3% mining and quarrying, 
  32. 0.3% electricity, (1986).
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  34. Organized labor: 35% of labor force.
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