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    Colombia People - 1989
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    SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population: 31,945,165 (July 1989), growth rate 2.0% (1989)

      Birth rate: 27 births/1,000 population (1989)

      Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

      Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989)

      Infant mortality rate: 54 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

      Life expectancy at birth: 64 years male, 68 years female (1989)

      Total fertility rate: 3.0 children born/woman (1989)

      Nationality: noun--Colombian(s); adjective--Colombian

      Ethnic divisions: 58% mestizo, 20% white, 14% mulatto, 4% black, 3% mixed black-Indian, 1% Indian

      Religion: 95% Roman Catholic

      Language: Spanish

      Literacy: 88% (1987 est.), Indians about 40%

      Labor force: 11,000,000 (1986); 53% services, 26% agriculture, 21% industry (1981)

      Organized labor: 1,400,000 members (1987), about 12% of labor force; the Communist-backed Unitary Workers Central or CUT is the largest labor organization, with about 725,000 members (including all affiliate unions)

      NOTE: The information regarding Colombia on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Colombia People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Colombia People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.

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