Cuba People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 10,221,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 1.1%

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

Ethnic divisions: 51 % mulatto, 37% white, 11% black, 1% Chinese

Religion: at least 85% nominally Roman Catholic before Castro assumed power

Language: Spanish

Infant mortality rate: 15/1 000,1985)

Life expectancy: 74

Literacy: 96%

Labor force: 3.0 million in 1982; 47% industry and commerce, 28% services and govern

ment, 25% agriculture

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