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![]() ![]() Nicaragua People - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/nicaragua/nicaragua_people.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Population: 3,503,103 (July 1989), growth rate 2.9% (1989) Birth rate: 39 births/1,000 population (1989) Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1989) Net migration rate: - 2 migrants/1,000 population (1989) Infant mortality rate: 65 deaths/1,000 live births (1989) Life expectancy at birth: 61 years male, 63 years female (1989) Total fertility rate: 5.0 children born/woman (1989) Nationality: noun--Nicaraguan(s); adjective--Nicaraguan Ethnic divisions: 69% mestizo, 17% white, 9% black, 5% Indian Religion: 95% Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant Language: Spanish (official); English- and Indian-speaking minorities on Atlantic coast Literacy: 88% (1981) Labor force: 1,086,000; 43% service, 44% agriculture, 13% industry (1986) Organized labor: 35% of Nicaragua's labor force is organized; of the 10
major confederations, four are Sandinista-oriented--the government-sponsored
Sandinista Workers' Central (CST), 150,000 members claimed, including state and
municipal employees; Labor Coordinator of Nicaragua (CSN), 150,000 members;
Association of Campesino Workers (ATC), 70,000 members; Health Workers
Federation (FETSALUD), 15,000 members; three unions are Marxist but criticize
the regime--General Confederation of Independent Workers (CGT-I), about
31,000 members; Labor Action and Unity Central (CAUS), 1,900 members; Workers
Front (FO), with a very small membership; the other three unions are the
Nicaraguan Workers' Central (CTN), 55,000 members; Confederation of Labor
Unification (CUS), 25,000-35,000 members; Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers'
Central (CTN-A), 25,000 members; in November 1987 the CUS, CTN-A, CGT-I,
and CAUS joined to form the Permanent Congress of Workers (CPT)
NOTE: The information regarding Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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