Population: 39,417,220 (July 1989), growth rate 0.5% (1989)

Birth rate: 13 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

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

Infant mortality rate: 11 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 80 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (1989)

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

Ethnic divisions: composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Religion: 99% Roman Catholic, 1% other sects

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

Literacy: 97%

Labor force: 14,200,000; 52% services, 24% industry, 16% agriculture, 8% construction (1987 est.)

Organized labor: no more than 10% of labor force (1987)

NOTE: The information regarding Spain 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 Spain People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Spain People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.