Slovakia--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: Slovakia People

Population: 5,375,501 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.51% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 14.59 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 9.47 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 10.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 72.39 years male: 68.18 years female: 76.85 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.99 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Slovak(s) adjective: Slovak

Ethnic divisions: Slovak 85.6%, Hungarian 10.8%, Gypsy 1.5% (the 1992 census figures underreport the Gypsy/Romany community, which could reach 500,000 or more), Czech 1.1%, Ruthenian 15,000, Ukrainian 13,000, Moravian 6,000, German 5,000, Polish 3,000

Religions: Roman Catholic 60.3%, atheist 9.7%, Protestant 8.4%, Orthodox 4.1%, other 17.5%

Languages: Slovak (official), Hungarian

Literacy: total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%

Labor force: 2.484 million

by occupation: industry 33.2%, agriculture 12.2%, construction 10.3%, communication and other 44.3% (1990)