Uruguay People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 2,947,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 0.4%

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

Ethnic divisions: 88% white, 8% mestizo, 4% black

Religion: 66% Roman Catholic (less than half adult population attends church regularly), 2% Protestant, 2% Jewish, 30% nonprofessing or other

Language: Spanish

Infant mortality rate: 32/1,000 (1983)

Life expectancy: men 67.1, women 73.7

Literacy: 94.3%

Labor force: about 1.28 million (1981); 19% manufacturing; 19% government; 16% agriculture; 12% commerce; 12% utilities, con struction, transport, and communications; 22% other services; unemployment more than 15% (1984 est.)

Organized labor: Interunion Workers’ Assembly/National Workers’ Confederation (PIT/CNT) Labor Federation

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