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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...ority Religion: 94% Roman Catholic, 4% Angli- can, 2% other Language: Irish (Gaelic) and English (official); English is widely spoken Infant mortality... ...Organized labor: 36% of labor force Government Official name: Ireland, Eire (Gaelic) Type: republic Capital: Dublin Administrative divisions: 26 count... ...Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends Language: English, Manx Gaelic Literacy: compulsory education between ages of 5 and 15 Labor forc... ...force: 1.66 million (1980); 732,806 (1980) in salaried employment; 54% agri- culture, 25% government, 9% industry and commerce, 8% services Government... ...men 59.5, women 65.1 Literacy: 82% Labor force: 26 million (1984); 73% agri- culture, 11% industry and commerce, 10% services, 6% government; 8% unemp... ...anguage: English, Welsh (about 26% of population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) Infant mortality rate: 10.1/1,000 (1983... ...n 53.3, women 56.8 Literacy: 45-55% Labor force: 1,985,000 (1985); 78% agri- culture; 18% mining, manufacturing, construction; 4% transport and servic...

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