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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 6,742,461 (July 1990), growth rate 0.6% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 12 births/1,000 population (1990).
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  7. Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: 3 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 83 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Swiss (sing. & pl.); adjective--Swiss.
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  19. Ethnic divisions: total population--65% German, 18% French, 
  20. 10% Italian, 1% Romansch, 6% other; Swiss nationals--74% German, 
  21. 20% French, 4% Italian, 1% Romansch, 1% other.
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  23. Religion: 49% Roman Catholic, 48% Protestant, 0.3% Jewish.
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  25. Language: total population--65% German, 18% French, 12% Italian, 
  26. 1% Romansch, 4% other; Swiss nationals--74% German, 20% French, 
  27. 4% Italian, 1% Romansch, 1% other.
  28.  
  29. Literacy: 99%.
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  31. Labor force: 3,220,000; 841,000 foreign workers, mostly 
  32. Italian; 42% services, 39% industry and crafts, 11% government, 
  33. 7% agriculture and forestry, 1% other (1988).
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  35. Organized labor: 20% of labor force.
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