Venezuela People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 17,791,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 2.7%

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

Ethnic divisions: ST % mestizo, 21% white, 10% black, 2% Indian

Religion: 9 nominally Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant

Language: Spanish (official); Indian dialects spoken by about 200,000 Amerindians in the remote interior

Infant mortality rate: 36.2/1,000 (1984)

Life expectancy. men 64 0, women 69.0

Literacy 85 6%

Labor force 5.9 million (1985). 27% services; 22% commerce; 16% agriculture: 16% man ufacturing; 9% construction, 7% transportation 3% petroleum utilities, and other;

13.4% unemployment (1984)

Organized labor: 32% of labor force

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