Inflation rate (consumer prices): 21% (1992 est.) National product real growth rate: 0.59% (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: NA children born/woman (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Nicaraguan(s) adjective: Nicaraguan Ethnic divisions: Kazakh (Qazaq) 41.9%, Russian 37%, Ukrainian 5.2%, German 4.7%, Uzbek 2.1%, Tatar 2%, other 4%, none 10% (1989) Languages: English, Amerindian dialects Literacy: total population: 54% male: 66% female: 43% Labor force: 38,000 by occupation: industry and commerce 19%, services 8%, government 7%, mining 6% (1981 est.) by occupation: industry and crafts 33%, government 10%, other 15% Languages: Lao (official), French, Berber dialects Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 73% male: 76% female: 71% Labor force: 2,516 by occupation: services 55%, agriculture 10%, industry 20%, mining 9%, other 1% Religions: indigenous 63%, Muslim 25%, Christian 5% (mostly in south and north; central highlands; hilly, mountainous in the south; major crops are cultivated for local consumption; fish catch nearly 33,000 tons
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