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People
Population: 68,336 (July 1990), growth rate 0.9% (1990).
Birth rate: 24 births/1,000 population (1990).
Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
Net migration rate: -8 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
Infant mortality rate: 15 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
Life expectancy at birth: 65 years male, 75 years female (1990).
Total fertility rate: 2.6 children born/woman (1990).
Nationality: noun--Seychellois (sing. and pl.);
adjective--Seychelles.
Ethnic divisions: Seychellois (mixture of Asians, Africans,
Europeans).
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic, 8% Anglican, 2% other.
Language: English and French (official); Creole.
Literacy: 60%.
Labor force: 27,700; 31% industry and commerce, 21% services,
20% government, 12% agriculture, forestry, and fishing,
16% other (1985); 57% of population of working age (1983).
Organized labor: three major trade unions.