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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence... ...shington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State IN... ...er age 18 Elections: elections held for People's Congress representatives at county level Political parties and leaders: Chinese Communist Party (CCP)... ...for official purposes; unevenly distributed internal system serves principal cities, industrial centers, and most townships; services in interior and ... ...istance telephone ex- change lines with direct, automatic service to over 24 cities; 6.0 million telephones (3-5 telephones per 100 popl. in large cit... ...h about 700 main telegraph centers capable of general message service at the county level and above; subscriber tele- printer exchange (telex) service... ...ernment Official name: Montserrat Type: British dependent territory Capital: Plymouth Administrative divisions: 7 districts Legal system: English comm... ... 200 km paved, 80 km gravel and earth Inland waterways: none Ports: 1 major (Plymouth) Airfields: 1 total, 1 with permanent- surface runway 1,036.32 m... ...: 130,000 km 2 ; land area: 118,750 km 2 Comparative area: about the size of Iowa Land boundaries: 1,220 km total Coastline: 910 km Maritime claims: C...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disp...

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