Burma People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 37,651,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 2.0%

Nationality: noun—Burmese; adjective—

Burmese

Ethnic divisions: 72% Burman, 7% Karen, 6% Shan, 6% Indian, 3% Chinese, 2%

Kachin, 2% Chin, 2% other

Religion 85% Buddhist, 15% indigenous beliefs, Christian, or other

Language: Burmese; minority ethnic groups have, their own languages

Infant mortality rate: 93.2/1,000(1984 est.)

Life expectancy: 57

Literacy: 78%

Labor force: 14.7 million (1984 /85); 63.6% agriculture, 12.0% government, 9.5% trade, 9.4% industry, 5.5% other

Organized labor: Workers’ Asiayone or “association” (1.8 million members) and Peasants’ Asiayone (7.6 million members) integrated into the country’s sole political party

NOTE: The information regarding Burma 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 Burma 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burma 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.