Argentina People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 31,186,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.5%

Nationality: noun—Argentine(s); adjective—Argentine

Ethnic divisions: approximately 85% white, 15% mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups

Religion: 90% nominally Roman Catholic (less than 20% practicing), 2% Protestant 2%

Jewish, 6% other

Language: Spanish (official), English Italian, German, French

Infant mortality rate: 36/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 68

Literacy: 94%

Labor force: 16.8 million (1984 prelim.);

• 15.9% agriculture, 24.3% manufacturing, 13.2% commerce, 11.5% transport and com munications, 7.7% finance and hanking, 4 4% utilities, 3.6% construction, 2.7% mining, 16.8% services and other; 4.6% unemployment (1984)

Organized labor: 3 million, about 33% of labor force (est)

NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.