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Compare Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002) - Montserrat (2008)

Compare Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002) z Montserrat (2008)

 Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002)Montserrat (2008)
 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsMontserrat
Administrative divisions - 3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Age structure - 0-14 years: 23.5% (male 1,144/female 1,094)


15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,989/female 3,281)


65 years and over: 10.8% (male 527/female 503) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products - cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers; livestock products
Airports - 2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2007)
Area total: 5 sq km


land: 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island		 total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Background These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983 it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve. English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid 19th century. 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. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003.
Birth rate - 17.51 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget - revenues: $31.4 million


expenditures: $31.6 million (1997 est.)
Capital - name: Plymouth


geographic coordinates: 16 42 N, 62 13 W


time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


note: Plymouth was abandoned in 1997 because of 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 tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 74.1 km 40 km
Constitution - effective 19 December 1989
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands


conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Montserrat
Death rate - 7.02 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external - $8.9 million (1997)
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - Country Policy Plan (2001) is a three-year program for spending $122.8 million in British budgetary assistance (2002 est.)
Economy - overview no economic activity 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 volcanic activity 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 - 18.6 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - production - 20 million kWh (2005)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 3 m		 lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006)
Environment - current issues NA land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation
Ethnic groups - black, white
Exchange rates - East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003)


note: fixed rate since 1976
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter A. WATERWORTH (since 27 July 2007)


head of government: Chief Minister Lowell LEWIS (since 2 June 2006)


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 bbl/day (2004)
Exports - commodities - electronic components, plastic bags, apparel; hot peppers, limes, live plants; cattle
Exports - partners - US, Antigua and Barbuda (2006)
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of Australia 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 - composition by sector - agriculture: 1.2%


industry: 23.1%


services: 75.7% (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - -1% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates 12 14 S, 123 05 E 16 45 N, 62 12 W
Geography - note Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983 the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages
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 - 458 bbl/day (2004)
Imports - commodities - machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials
Imports - partners - US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (2006)
Independence - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances
Infant mortality rate - total: 7.03 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 8.15 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 5.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 2.6% (2002 est.)
International organization participation - Caricom, CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
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.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (all grass and sand) (1998 est.)		 arable land: 20%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 80% (2005)
Languages - English
Legal system the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, 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 31 May 2006 (next to be held by 2011)


election results: percent of vote by party - MCAP 36.1%, NPLM 29.4%, MDP 24.4%, independents 10.1%; seats by party - MCAP 4, NPLM 3, MDP 1, independents 1


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: 79 years


male: 76.8 years


female: 81.31 years (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 97% (1970 est.)
Location Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Map references Southeast Asia Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims contiguous zone: 12 NM


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches - no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Police Force (2005)
National holiday - Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)
Nationality - noun: Montserratian(s)


adjective: Montserratian
Natural hazards surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)
Natural resources fish NEGL
Net migration rate - 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
People - note the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem -
Political parties and leaders - Montserrat Democratic Party or MDP [Lowell LEWIS]; Movement for Change and Prosperity or MCAP [Roselyn CASSELL-SEALY]; New People's Liberation Movement or NPLM [John A. OSBORNE]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh waster at Ashmore Reef's West Island		 9,538


note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 1.048% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
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: 1.046 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.911 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.048 male(s)/female


total population: 0.955 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: modern and fully digitalized


domestic: NA


international: country code - 1-664; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad
Telephones - main lines in use - NA
Telephones - mobile cellular - NA
Television broadcast stations - 1 (1997)
Terrain low with sand and coral volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
Total fertility rate - 1.77 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate - 6% (1998 est.)
Waterways none -
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