Poland People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 37,546,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.8%

Nationality: noun—Pole(s), adjective—Polish

Ethnic divisions: 98.7% Polish, 0.6% Ukrainian, 0.5% Byelorussian, less than 0.05% Jewish, 0.2% other

Religion: 95% Roman Catholic (about 75% practicing!, 5% Uniate, Greek Orthodox, Protestant, and other

Language: Polish, no significant dialects

Infant mortality rate: 19.3/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 71.6

Literacy: 98%

Labor force: 17.54 million; 44% industry and commerce, 30% agriculture, 11 % services, 8% government (1985)

Organized labor: new government trade unions formed follow ing dissolution of Solidarity and all government unions in October 1982

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