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  2.                                        MONTSERRAT                        
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  8.         OFFICIAL NAME:Montserrat.
  9.         LOCATION:Eastern Caribbean Sea.
  10.         LAT/LONG:16N/62W
  11.         CONTINENT:North America.
  12.         ZONES-ITU:11  CQ:8
  13.         TIME:-4 Hrs.
  14.         AREA:39 Sq.M.  100 Sq.Km.
  15.         POPULATION:12,076  DENSITY:310/Sq.M.  (120/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:0.07%
  16.         LITERACY RATE:77%
  17.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:British dependent territory.
  18.         CAPITAL:Plymouth.
  19.         LANGUAGE:English.
  20.         RELIGIONS:Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day 
  21.         Adventist, other Christian denominations.
  22.         CURRENCY:East Caribbean dollar.
  23.         GDP:$32.4 million  ($2,760 per capita) (1983)  
  24.         REAL GDP GROWTH RATE:4.6% (1986).
  25.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:tourism, light manufacturing-plastic bags, textiles, 
  26.         electronic appliances.
  27.         AGRICULTURE:cotton, limes, potatoes, tomatoes, hot peppers, livestock.
  28.         EXPORTS:plastic bags, electronic parts, textiles, hot peppers, live 
  29.         plants, cattle.  ($1.6 million).
  30.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:3,000 telephones; 9 AM, 1 FM, 2 TV stations.
  31.         COMMERCIAL POWER:230/400V; 60Hz.
  32.         MISC:Montserrat is an island of the lesser antilles which rises to 
  33.         3,000 feet in the form of three volcano peaks. It has several black sand
  34.         beaches. It enjoys a tropical climate with little daily or seasonal 
  35.         temperature change, but is subject to severe hurricanes. The island was
  36.         discovered by Christopher Columbus. 25% of the GDP comes from tourism. 
  37.         IRC's are nearly worthless on Montserrat. 
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  39.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no  ROA:no)
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