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...ze 22 Benin 23 Bermuda 25 Bhutan 26 Bolivia 27 Botswana 28 Brazil 30 British Indian Ocean Territory 31 British Virgin Islands 32 Brunei 33 Bulgaria 34... ... 104 H Haiti 105 Honduras 107 Hong Kong 108 Hungary 110 iv Page Iceland 111 India 112 Indonesia 114 Iran 116 Iraq 117 Ireland 119 Israel (West Bank a... ...: 68% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant, about 12% indigenous beliefs Language: Portuguese (official); various Bantu dialects Infant mortality rate: 148/... ... Ethnic divisions: almost entirely of black African origin; some of British, Portuguese, Lebanese, and Syrian origin Religion: Anglican (predominant),... ...rgentine(s); adjec- tive Argentine Ethnic divisions: 85% white, 15% mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups Religion: 90% nominally Roman Catholic (... ...an(s); adjective Aruban Ethnic divisions: 85% mixed African; remainder Carib Indian, European, Latin, and Oriental Religion: 82% Roman Catholic, 8% Pr... ...cian, and Jewish minority Language: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dia- lect), English (widely spoken), Spanish L... ....45% Nationality: noun Brazilian(s); adjec- tive Brazilian Ethnic divisions: Portuguese, Italian, German, Japanese, black, Amerindian; 55% white, 38% ... ..., 6% black, 1% other Religion: (1980) 89% Roman Catholic (nominal) Language: Portuguese (official), English Infant mortality rate: 70/1,000 (1986) Lif...