Italy People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 57,226,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.2%

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

Ethnic divisions: primarily Italian but population includes small clusters of Orman-, French- and Slovene-Italians in the north and of Albanian-Italians in the south

Religion: almost 100% nominally Roman Catholic

Language: Italian; parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region (for example, Bolzano) are predominantly German speaking; significant French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region; Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area

Infant mortality rate: 11.3/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 73

Literacy: 93%

Labor force: 23,083,000 (1984), 30 5% industry, 10.5% agriculture, 48.6% services (1984); 10.4% unemployment (1984)

Organized labor: 40-45% (est.) ot labor force

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