Chile People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 12,261,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 1.8%

Nationality: noun—Chilean(s); adjective—

Chilean

Ethnic divisions: 95% Euroiean and

European-Indian, 3% Indian, 2% other

Religion: 89% Roman Catholic, 11% Protestant

Language: Spanish

Infant mortality rate: 27.2/1,000(1981)

Life expei tancy men 63.8, women 70.4

Literacy: 90%

Labor force: 3.0 million total employment (1982); 33% industry and commerce, 31%

services; 9% agriculture, forestry, and fishing, 9% mining; 5% construction

Organized labor: 12% of labor force organized into labor unions (, 1982)

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