Ireland People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 3,624,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 1.0%

Nationality: noun—Irishman(men), Irish

(collective pl.); adjective—Irish

Ethnic divisions: Celtic, with English minority

Religion: 94% Roman Catholic, 4% Anglican, 2% other

Language: Irish (Gaelic) and English (official); English is generally spoken

Infant mortality rate: 11/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 73

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: about 1,314.0001.1984); 275% manufacturing and construction; 16 4% agriculture, forestry, fishing; 20 4% services;

• 6.6 % government, 6.2% transportation;

other 22.9%; 17.0% unemployment (October 1985)

Organized labor: 36% of labor force

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