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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 153,196 (July 1990), growth rate 2.6% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 33 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
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  9. Net migration rate: -2 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
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  11. Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 69 years male, 74 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 3.8 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--St. Lucian(s); adjective--St. Lucian.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: 90.3% African descent, 5.5% mixed, 
  20. 3.2% East Indian, 0.8% Caucasian.
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  22. Religion: 90%  Roman Catholic, 7% Protestant, 3% Anglican.
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  24. Language: English (official), French patois.
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  26. Literacy: 78%.
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  28. Labor force: 43,800; 43.4% agriculture, 38.9% services, 
  29. 17.7% industry and commerce (1983 est.).
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  31. Organized labor: 20% of labor force.
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