Colombia People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 29,956,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2.1%

Nationality: noun—Colombian(s); adject ive—Colombian

Ethnic divisions: 58% mestizo, 20% white, 14% mulatto, 4% black, 3% mixed black-Indian, 1% Indian

Religion: 95% Roman Catholic

Language: Spanish

Infant mortality rate: 65/1,000 (1982)

Life expectancy: 62

Literacy: 80%

Labor force: 9 million (1982); 53% services, 26% agriculture, 21% industry (1981); 14% official unemployment (1985)

Organized labor: 1,418,321 members (1982)

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