Romania People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 22,830,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.4%

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

Ethnic divisions: 88.1% Romanian; 7.9%

Hungarian; 1.6% German; 2.4% Ukrainian, Serb, Croat, Russian, Turk, and Gypsy

Religion: 80% Romanian Orthodox; 6% Roman Catholic; 4% Calvinist, Lutheran, Jewish, Baptist

Language: Romanian, Hungarian, German

Infant mortality rate: 23.9/1,000 (1983)

Life expectancy: men 69.3, women 71.8

Literacy: 98%

Labor force: 10.5 million (1983); 37.8% industry, 29.2% agriculture, 33.0% other non-agricultural(1983)

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