Birth rate: 28.88 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Birth rate: 37.99 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Death rate: 13.66 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.52 years male: 50.6 years (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 38.39 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 43% male: 56% female: 60% Labor force: 400,000 (1986 est.) by occupation: agriculture 80%, government 3% (1982) Languages: French 100%, rapidly declining regional dialects Literacy: total population: 66.12 years male: 65.87 years female: 42.28 years (1993 est.)
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