People (Montserrat)
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     Population:
         12,617 (July 1992), growth rate 0.4 (1992)
     Birth rate:
         17 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         10 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         -3 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         11 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         74 years male, 78 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         2.2 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Montserratian(s); adjective - Montserratian
     Ethnic divisions:
         mostly black with a few Europeans
     Religions:
         Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist,
         other Christian denominations
     Languages:
         English
     Literacy:
         97% (male 97%, female 97%) age 15 and over having ever attended school
         (1970)
     Labor force:
         5,100; community, social, and personal services 40.5%, construction 13.5%,
         trade, restaurants, and hotels 12.3%, manufacturing 10.5%, agriculture,
         forestry, and fishing 8.8%, other 14.4% (1983 est.)
     Organized labor:
         30% of labor force, three trade unions with 1,500 members (1984 est.)