Iraq People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 16,019 000(July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.2%; figures do not take into account the impact of the Iran-Iraq war

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

Ethnic divisions: 75% Arab, 15-20% Kurdish, 5-10% Turkoman, Assyrian, and other

Religion: 95% Muslim (55% Shi'a, 40% Snnni), 5% Christian or other

Language· Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions); Assyrian, Armenian

Infant mortality rate: 76/1,000 (1980)

Life expectancy: 56.1

Literacy: about 50%

Labor force: 3.1 million (1977); 30% agriculture, 27% industry, 21% government, 22% other; severe labor shortage due to war; expatriate labor force est. at 1,2501100

Organized labor: 11% of labor force

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