raise large sandstorms and duststorms in interior; sparse natural surface-water resources Note: the coldest, windiest, highest, and driest continent *Antarctica, People Population: 7,683,940 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 1.68% (1993 est.) Death rate: 12.31 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.97 children born/woman (1993 est.) Birth rate: 13.66 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
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