Canada People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 25,644 000 July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.0%

Nationality: noun—Canadian(s);

adjective—Canadian

Ethnic divisions: 45% British Isles origin, 29% French origin, 23% other European, 1.5% indigenous Indian and Eskimo

Religion: 46% Roman Catholic, 16% United

Church, 10% Anglican

Language: English and French (official)

In fan t mortality rate: 9.111,000 J 982)

Life expectancy: men 71.9, women 79

Literacy: 99%

Labor force. 12 6 million (1985 average); 68% services (37% government, 23% trade and finance, 8% transportation), 18% manufacturing, 6% construction, 3.8% agriculture, 5% other, 10.6% unemployment (1985 average); 10.2% unemployment (November 1985)

Organized labor: 30 6% of labor force; 39 6% of nonagricultural paid workers

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