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| Growth rate: -0.3%. Birth rate--8.9/1,000. Death rate--11.9/1,000. Ethnic groups: Lithuanian 83.4%, Poles 6.7%, Russians 6.3%. Religions: Catholic (79%), Orthodox (4.1%), Protestant (1.9%). Languages: Lithuanian; a minority speaks Russian (8%) and Polish (5.6%). Education: Years compulsory--10 (until the age of 16). Literacy--99.6%. Health: Infant mortality rate--67.8/1,000. Life expectancy--66.48 yrs. male, 77.85 yrs. female. Work force (2005 est.): 1.61 million: services 56%; industry and construction 20%; agriculture 16%. Age structure: 0-14 years: 19% (male 357,712; female 342,796) 15-64 years: 67% (male 1,177,732; female 1,259,682) 65 years and over: 14% (male 163,470; female 319,364) (2000 est.) 12% (male 165,535; female 313,217) (July 1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Lithuanian(s) adjective: Lithuanian Ethnic divisions: 83.45% Lithuanians, 6.7% Poles, 6.3% Russians, 1.2% Belarusians, 0.7% Ukrainians, 0.1% Latvians, 0.1% Jews, 0.1% Tatars, 0.1% Germans, 1.25% others. (data of 2001) Languages: Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989) total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% Labor force: 1.836 million by occupation: industry and construction 42%, agriculture and forestry 18%, other 40% (1990)
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