Population: 10,732,037 (July 1991), growth rate 1.0% (1991)

Birth rate: 18 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 1 migrant/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 12 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 78 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1991)

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

Ethnic divisions: mulatto 51%, white 37%, black 11%, Chinese 1%

Religion: 85% nominally Roman Catholic before Castro assumed power

Language: Spanish

Literacy: 94% (male 95%, female 93%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

Labor force: 3,578,800 in state sector; services and government 30%, industry 22%, agriculture 20%, commerce 11%, construction 10%, transportation and communications 7% (June 1990); economically active population 4,620,800 (1988)

Organized labor: Workers Central Union of Cuba (CTC), only labor federation approved by government; 2,910,000 members; the CTC is an umbrella organization composed of 17 member unions

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