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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...A 22161 Tel: (703) 487-4630 or: Document Expediting (DOCEX) Project Exchange and Gift Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 Tel: (202) 2... ...n style, format, coverage, ^ designed to meet their < requirements. Comments and queries may be addressed to: ,. j . Central Intelligence Ag M f* ' At... ...38 Cambodia 40 Cameroon 41 Canada 42 Cape Verde 44 Cayman Islands 45 Central African Republic -l(i Chad 47 Chile 49 China (Taiwan entry on page 274) 5... ...p 276 vii Page Appendixes A. The United Nations System 278 B. International Organizations 279 C. Country Membership in International Organizations 28... ... the Census, and the Department of State. Country abbreviations: CAR Central African Republic FRG Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) GDR Germa... ...lion (1986 est.) Monetary conversion rate: official rate 30.214 kwanza=US$l; black market rate reportedly 1,200-1,500 kwanza=US$l (December 1986) Fisc... ...nality: noun Anguillan(s); adjec- tive Anguillan Ethnic divisions: mainly of black African descent Beligion: Anglican, Methodist, and Catho- lic Langu... ...sure groups: An- tigua Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), a small leftist nationalist group led by Leonard (Tim) Hector Member of: CARICOM, Commonw... ...e Bahamas (continued) Bahrain Other political or pressure groups: Van- guard Nationalist and Socialist Party (VNSP), a small leftist party headed by L...

...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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