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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

...s 198 Poland 199 Portugal 200 Qatar 202 Reunion 203 Romania 205 Rwanda 206 S St. Christopher and Nevis 207 St. Helena 20S St. Lucia 209 St. Vincent an... ...18.8 million metric tons/km; internal waterways 29.2 million metric tons/km (1983) Ports: 1 major (Durre's), 3 minor Civil air: none Airfields: 10 tot... ...nm Climate: semiarid in south and along coast to Luanda; north has cool, dry season (May to October) and hot, rainy season (Novem- ber to April) Terra... ...tuguese (official); various Bantu dialects Infant mortality rate: 148/1,000 (1983) Life expectancy: men 40.6, women 42.9 Literacy: 20% Labor force: 2,... ... Council (since 1983) Suffrage: native born, resident before separation from St. Christopher and Nevis, or 15 years residence for belonger status Elec... ...Liberal (PVV), Annemie Neyts- Uyttebroeck, president; Walloon Liberal (PRL), Louis Michel, president; Fran- cophone Democratic Front (FDF), Georges Cl... ... president; Volksunie (VU), Jaak Gabriels, president; Communist Party (PCB), Louis van Geyt, president; Walloon Rally (RW), Fernand Massart; Ecologist... ...es Vatican diplomacy) and the Prefecture of Economic Affairs; the College of Cardinals act as chief papal advisers Government leader: JOHN PAUL II, Su... ... Pontiff (Karol WOJTYLLA, elected Pope 16 October 1978) Suffrage: limited to cardinals less than 80 years old Elections: Supreme Pontiff elected for l...

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