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  1. $Title{Montserrat: Country Profile}
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  4. Official Name.........................................................Montserrat
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  6. Term for Citizens...............................................Montserratian(s)
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  8. Capital.................................................................Plymouth
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  10. Political Status............................................British crown colony
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  12. Form of Government.......British-appointed governor and locally elected assembly
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  14. Geography
  15. Size.................................................................102 sq. km.
  16. Topography.....................................Mountainous; narrow coastal plain
  17. Climate............................................................Tropical, wet
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  19. Population
  20. Total estimated in 1986...................................................12,000
  21. Annual growth rate (in percentage) in 1982-85................................0.6
  22. Life expectancy at birth in 1982............................................70.2
  23. Adult literacy rate (in percentage) in 1981...................................77
  24. Language.................................................................English
  25. Ethnic groups........................................Primarily black; some white
  26. Religion..........................Anglican (33 percent), Methodist (25 percent);
  27.                                          remainder other Christian denominations
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  29. Economy
  30. Currency; exchange rate............Eastern Caribbean dollar(EC$);EC$2.70=US$1.00
  31. Gross domestic product (GDP) in 1985.............................US$37.1 million
  32. Per capita GDP in 1985..................................................US$3,130
  33. Distribution of GDP (in percentage) in 1985
  34.      Services.................................................................79
  35.      Manufacturing and industry...............................................15
  36.      Agriculture...............................................................6
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  38. National Security
  39. Armed forces personnel.........................................................0
  40. Paramilitary personnel.........................................................0
  41. Police.....................................................................80-90
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