22.87 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.79 years (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.14 children born/woman (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $27-37 billion (1992 est.) National product real growth rate: 6% (1991) partners: Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Iran about 1.3 million. Another 1 million members (est.); independent white-collar union (Confederation Francaise Democratique du Travail or CFDT) about 800,000 members est.; independent labor union; Superior Council of Ministers
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