Population: 10,042,956 (July 1991), growth rate 0.2% (1991)

Birth rate: 11 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 75 years male, 80 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.5 children born/woman (1991)

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

Ethnic divisions: Greek 98%, other 2%; note--the Greek Government states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece

Religion: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

Language: Greek (official); English and French widely understood

Literacy: 93% (male 98%, female 89%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 3,860,000; services 43%, agriculture 27%, manufacturing and mining 20%, construction 7% (1985)

Organized labor: 10-15% of total labor force, 20-25% of urban labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Greece 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 Greece People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greece People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.