CARIBBEAN BASIN: POPULATION AND COUNTRY STATISTICS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R001102390026-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 5, 2007
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: March 7, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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CARIBBEAN BASIN: POPULATION AND COUNTRY STATISTICS
Country or Region Population (millions)
Central America (6) 20.8
Guatemala 7.2
El Salvador 5.0
Honduras 3.7
Nicaragua 2.5
Costa Rica 2.3
Belize .1
Caribbean (14 independent countries 28.61
and 11 dependent entities)
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Suriname
Barbados
Bahamas
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Grenada
Dominica
Antigua
Dependent Entities
South America (10)
9.9
6.05
6.01
2.2
1 .1
.9
.35
.25
.24
.12
.12
.11
.08
.08
1 .1
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Peru
Venezuela
Chile
Ecuador
Bolivia
Paraguay
Uruguay
127.7
28.6
27.0
18.6
18.4
11.3
8.5
5.6
3.3
3.0
377.21 TOTAL
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OVERVIEW OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPROVEMENTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
1960-1978
Economic Growth
Country Population Adult Literacy Life Expectancy (% Increase in Real GNP)
1960
1980
1960 1980
1960
1980
1960-1977
, million
percent
'
COSTA RICA
1.2
2.2
NA
88
62
70.0
+5.7
EL SALVADOR
2.4
4.7
49
62
50
63
+5.3
GUATEMALA
3.8
7.3
31.5
46
47
57
+5.7
HONDURAS
1.8
3.7
45
57
46
57
+7.8
PANAMA
1.1
1.9
73
78
62
70
+6.3
NICARAGUA
1.4
2.6
NA
57
47
55
+6.2
AVERAGE INCREASE FROM
11%
1960 - 1980:
10 years
*Represents 1980 or estimate of most recent year
**Since 1978, the combination of global economic problems and increased guerrilla violence
and terrorism have combined to bring about far lower economic growth.
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Chart from the NIO/LA commpendium
GROWTH IN THE ARMED EXTREME LEFT IN CENTRAL AMERICA 1960-1982 (U)
Armed
Extreme
Armed
Extreme
Armed
Extreme
Armed
Extreme
f
Armed
Extreme
Left
Armed
Extreme
Left
Armed
Extreme
Left
left
left
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t
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3.450
7.500
S.S00
Current Targets
El Salvador
0
300
850
2.000
3.500
4.500
4.$00
Watemala
600
600
600
1.000
2.000
3.000
3.000
Honduras
0
0
sac
tome
100
200
Costa Rica
some
-
- - 7
700
SUB-TOTAL:
-
S. 50D
T. 600
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