Population: 248,231,030 (July 1989), growth rate 0.9% (1989)

Birth rate: 15 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: 2 migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 79 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1989)

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

Ethnic divisions: 85% white, 12% black, 3% other (1985)

Religion: Protestant 61% (Baptist 21%, Methodist 12%, Lutheran 8%, Presbyterian 4%, Episcopalian 3%, other Protestant 13%), Roman Catholic 25%, Jewish 2%, other 5%; none 7%

Language: predominantly English; sizable Spanish-speaking minority

Literacy: 99%

Labor force: 123,000,000 (includes armed forces and unemployed); civilian labor force 121,000,000 (1988)

Organized labor: 16,975,000 members; 17.5% of labor force (1986)

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