Korea South People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 43,285,000(July 1986), average annual growth rate 1 5%

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

Ethnic divisions: homogeneous; small Chinese minority (approx. 20,000)

Religion: strong Confucian tradition; vigorous Christian minority (28% of the total population); Buddhism; pervasive folk religion (Shamanism); Chondokyo (religion of the heavenly way), eclectic religion with nationalist overtones founded in 19th century, claims about 1.5 million adherents

Language: Korean; English widely taught in high school

Infant mortality rate: 29/1,00011983)

Life expectancy: men 64 women 71

Literacy: over 90%

Labor force: 15.4 million (1985 est); 47% services and other; 30% agriculture, fishing, forestry; 21% mining and manufacturing; average unemployment 4.1% (1985 est.)

Organized labor: about 10% of nonagri-cultural labor force in government- sanctioned unions

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