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    Colombia People - 1991
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    SOURCE: 1991 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Population: 33,777,550 (July 1991), growth rate 2.1% (1991)

      Birth rate: 26 births/1,000 population (1991)

      Death rate: 5 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

      Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1991)

      Infant mortality rate: 37 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

      Life expectancy at birth: 68 years male, 74 years female (1991)

      Total fertility rate: 2.8 children born/woman (1991)

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

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

      Religion: Roman Catholic 95%

      Language: Spanish

      Literacy: 87% (male 88%, female 86%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

      Labor force: 11,000,000 (1986); services 53%, agriculture 26%, industry 21% (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 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Colombia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Colombia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.



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