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 Akrotiri (2006)Montserrat (2004)
 AkrotiriMontserrat
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: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands		 total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Background By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. 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 name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October		 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 temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 56.3 km 40 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 present constitution came into force 19 December 1989
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri		 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 UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) 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 Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. 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 shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base 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)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch		 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 - 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 the flag of the UK is used 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 34 37 N, 32 58 E 16 45 N, 62 12 W
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus 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 - 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 total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km		 0 km
Land use - arable land: 20%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 80% (2001)
Languages English, Greek English
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply 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 peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references Middle East Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - none
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit 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 no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there		 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 FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)		 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 British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 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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