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Administrative divisions	3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Age structure	0-14 years: 23.3% (male 1,092; female 1,062) 15-64 years: 65.5% (male 2,889; female 3,162) 65 years and over: 11.2% (male 543; female 497) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, livestock products
Airports	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995.
Birth rate	17.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $31.4 million expenditures: $31.6 million, including capital expenditures of $8.4 million (1997 est.)
Capital	Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
Climate	tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	40 km
Constitution	present constitution came into force 19 December 1989
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Montserrat
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate	7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$8.9 million (1997)
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none
Economic aid - recipient	As of 31 March 2003, UK's DFID had provided about $328 million in economic relief from volcanic activity, and by 31 March 2006, DFID aid is expected to total $411 million.
Economy - overview	Severe volcanic activity, which began in July 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airports and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998, but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. Prospects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcano and on public sector construction activity. The UK has launched a three-year $122.8 million aid program to help reconstruct the economy. Half of the island is expected to remain uninhabitable for another decade.
Electricity - consumption	2.325 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	2.5 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m
Environment - current issues	land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation
Ethnic groups	black, white
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Deborah Barnes JONES (since 10 May 2004) head of government: Chief Minister John OSBORNE (since 5 April 2001) cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, the chief minister, three other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually becomes chief minister
Exports	0 kWh (2001)
Exports	$700,000 (2001)
Exports	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	electronic components, plastic bags, apparel, hot peppers, live plants, cattle
Exports - partners	US, Antigua and Barbuda
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	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
GDP	purchasing power parity - $29 million (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 5.4% industry: 13.6% services: 81% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $3,400 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-1% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates	16 45 N, 62 12 W
Geography - note	the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active volcanoes
Highways	total: 227 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: volcanic eruptions beginning in 1995 destroyed most of the road system (2003)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	0 kWh (2001)
Imports	$17 million (2001)
Imports	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials
Imports - partners	US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA
Industries	tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.6% (2002 est.)
International organization participation	Caricom, CDB, ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia, one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court)
Labor force	4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2001)
Languages	English
Legal system	English common law and statutory law
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Council (11 seats, 9 popularly elected; members serve five-year terms) note: expanded in 2001 from 7 to 9 elected members with attorney general and financial secretary sitting as ex-officio members elections: last held April 2001 (next to be held by November 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPLM 7, NPP 2 note: in 2001, the Elections Commission instituted a single constituency/voter-at-large system whereby all eligible voters cast ballots for all nine seats of the Legislative Council
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 78.53 years male: 76.39 years female: 80.78 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.)
Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
National holiday	Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Nationality	noun: Montserratian(s) adjective: Montserratian
Natural hazards	severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)
Natural resources	negligible
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	National Progressive Party or NPP [Reuben T. MEADE]; New People's Liberation Movement or NPLM [John A. OSBORNE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
Population	9,245 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA
Population growth rate	1.03% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Plymouth (abandoned), Little Bay (anchorages and ferry landing), Carr's Bay
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.09 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-664
Telephones - main lines in use	NA
Telephones - mobile cellular	70 (1994)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)
Terrain	volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
Total fertility rate	1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	6% (1998 est.)

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