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People
Population: 14,565,656 (July 1990), growth rate 2.6% (1990).
Birth rate: 47 births/1,000 population (1990).
Death rate: 18 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
Net migration rate: -3 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
Infant mortality rate: 138 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
Life expectancy at birth: 45 years male, 49 years female (1990).
Total fertility rate: 6.5 children born/woman (1990).
Nationality: noun--Mozambican(s); adjective--Mozambican.
Ethnic divisions: majority from indigenous tribal groups;
about 10,000 Europeans, 35,000 Euro-Africans, 15,000 Indians.
Religion: 60% indigenous beliefs, 30% Christian, 10% Muslim.
Language: Portuguese (official); many indigenous dialects.
Literacy: 38%.
Labor force: NA, but 90% engaged in agriculture.
Organized labor: 225,000 workers belong to a single union,
the Mozambique Workers' Organization (OTM).
Note: there are 800,000 Mozambican refugees in Malawi (1989 est.).