Czechoslovakia People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 15,542,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.3%

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

Ethnic divisions 64.3% Czech, 30.5% Slovak, 3.8% Hungarian, 0.4% German, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Ukrainian, 0.1% Russian, 0.2% other (Jew ish, Gypsy)

Religion: 77% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant, 2% Orthodox, 1% other

Language: Czech and Slovak (official), Hungarian

Infant mortality rate: 16/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 70

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 7.51 million (1984); 38.1% industry; 12.5% agriculture; 49.4% construction, communications, and other (1982)

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