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$Unique_ID{COW02471}
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$Title{Montserrat
Statistical Profile of Montserrat}
$Subtitle{}
$Author{Central Intelligence Agency}
$Affiliation{United States Government}
$Subject{rate
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$Date{1990}
$Log{Map of Montserrat*0247101.scf
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Country: Montserrat
Book: CIA World Factbook
Author: Central Intelligence Agency
Affiliation: United States Government
Date: 1990
[See Map of Montserrat]
Statistical Profile of Montserrat
Geography
Total area: 100 km2; land area: 100 km2
Comparative area: about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 40 km
Maritime claims:
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: volcanic islands, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
Natural resources: negligible
Land use: 20% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 10% meadows and
pastures; 40% forest and woodland; 30% other
Environment: subject to severe hurricanes from June to November
Note: located 400 km southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea
People
Population: 12,428 (July 1989), growth rate 0.3% (1989)
Birth rate: 14 births/1,000 population (1989)
Death rate: 10 deaths/1,000 population (1989)
Net migration rate: - 1 migrant/1,000 population (1989)
Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)
Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 80 years female (1989)
Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (1989)
Nationality: noun--Montserratian(s); adjective--Montserratian
Ethnic divisions: mostly black with a few Europeans
Religion: Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day
Adventist, other Christian denominations
Language: English
Literacy: 77%
Labor force: 5,100; 40.5% community, social, and personal services,
13.5% construction, 12.3% trade, restaurants, and hotels, 10.5% manufacturing,
8.8% agriculture, forestry, and fishing, 14.4% other (1983 est.)
Organized labor: 30% of labor force, three trade unions with 1,500
members (1984 est.)
Government
Long-form name: none
Type: colony of the UK
Capital: Plymouth
Administrative divisions: 3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges,
Saint Peter
Independence: none (colony of the UK)
Constitution: 1 January 1960
Legal system: English common law and statute law
National holiday: Celebration of the Birthday of the Queen (second
Saturday of June), 10 June 1989
Branches: Executive Council presided over by governor, consisting of two
ex officio members (attorney general and financial officer) and four
unofficial members (chief minister and three other ministers); Legislative
Council presided over by speaker chosen from outside the Council, seven
elected, two official, and two nominated members
Leaders: Chief of State Head of Government Christopher J.
TURNER, Governor (since
1987); John A. OSBORNE,
Chief Minister (since 1978)
Suffrage: universal over age 18
Elections: at least once every five years; last held 25 August 1987
Political parties and leaders: People's Liberation Movement (PLM), John
Osborne; Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Howell Bramble; United
National Front (UNF), Dr. George Irish; National Development Party (NDP),
Bertrand Osborne
Voting strengths: (1987 election) PLM 4 seats, NDP 2 seats, PDP 1 seat
Communists: probably none
Diplomatic representation: none (colony of the UK)
Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and
the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat
of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around
a black cross
Economy
Overview: The economy is small and open with economic activity centered
on tourism and construction. Tourism is the most important sector and
accounted for 20% of GDP in 1986. Agriculture accounted for about 4%
of GDP and industry 9%. The economy is heavily dependent on imports,
making it vulnerable to fluctuations in world prices. Exports consist
mainly of electronic parts sold to the US.
GDP: $42.2 million, per capita $3,640; real growth rate 5.2% (1986)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.7% (1987)
Unemployment rate: 3.0% (1987)
Budget: revenues $10.0 million; expenditures $9.4 million, including
capital expenditures of $3.2 million (1987)
Exports: $3.0 million (f.o.b., 1987); commodities--plastic bags,
electronic parts, apparel, hot peppers, live plants, cattle; partners--NA
Imports: $25.3 million (c.i.f., 1987); commodities--machinery and
transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants,
and related materials; partners--NA
External debt: $3.7 million (1985)
Industrial production: growth rate 8.1% (1986)
Electricity: 5,000 kW capacity; 11.6 million kWh produced,
940 per capita (1988)
Industries: tourism; light manufacturing--rum, textiles, electronic
appliances
Agriculture: cotton, limes, potatoes, tomatoes, hot peppers, livestock
Aid: NA
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (plural--dollars);
1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1--2.70 (fixed
rate since 1976)
Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
Communications
Highways: 280 km total; about 200 km paved, 80 km gravel and earth
Ports: Plymouth
Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runway 1,036.32 m
Telecommunications: 3,000 telephones; stations--8 AM, 4 FM, 1 TV
Defense Forces
Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK