Peru People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 20,207,000 (July 1986), average annua) growth rate 2.6%

Nationality: noun—Peruvians); adjective— Peruvian

Ethnic divisions: 45% Indian; 37% mestizo (white-lndian); 15% white; 3% black, Japanese, Chinese, and other

Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic

Language: Spanish and Quechua (official', Aymara

Infant mortality rate: 80/1,000 (1985)

Life expectancy: 56.5

Literacy: est 80%

Labor force: 4.9 million (1981); 40% govern ment and other services, 41% agriculture, 19% industry (1981); unemployment about 10.9% (1984); underemployment 54.2%

Organized labor: about 40% of salaried workers (1983 est.)

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