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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 12,467 (July 1990), growth rate 0.3% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 16 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 10 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -4 migrant/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 80 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Montserratian(s); adjective--Montserratian.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: mostly black with a few Europeans.
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  21. Religion: Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, 
  22. Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations.
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  24. Language: English.
  25.  
  26. Literacy: 77%.
  27.  
  28. Labor force: 5,100; 40.5% community, social, and personal 
  29. services, 13.5% construction, 12.3% trade, restaurants, 
  30. and hotels, 10.5% manufacturing, 8.8% agriculture, forestry, 
  31. and fishing, 14.4% other (1983 est.).
  32.  
  33. Organized labor: 30% of labor force, three trade unions 
  34. with 1,500 members (1984 est.).
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