Spain People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 39,075,000 (July 1986), including the Balearic and Canary Islands and

Ceuta and Melilla (two towns on the Moroccan coast 1, average annual growth rate 0.6%

Nationality: noun—Spaniard(s); adjective— Spanish

Ethnic divisions: composite of Mediterra nean and Nordic types

Religion: 99% Roman Catholic, 1% other sects

Language. Castilian Spanish; second languages include 17% Catalan, 7% Galician, and 2% Basque

Infant mortality rate: 10.3/1 000^1982)

Life expet fancy, men 73, women 78

Literacy: 97%

Labor force: 13.3 million (1985); 44.3% ser vices, 22 9% industry, 15.3% agriculture, 8.6% construction, 8.8% other, unemployment now estimated at nearly 21.9% of labor force (June 1985)

Organized labor: labor unions legalized April 1977; represent no more than a quarter of the labor force (1983)

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