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Compare Montserrat (2008) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2005)

Compare Montserrat (2008) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2005)

 Montserrat (2008)Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2005)
 MontserratHeard Island and McDonald Islands
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: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 412 sq km


land: 412 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
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; little daily or seasonal temperature variation antarctic
Coastline 40 km 101.9 km
Constitution effective 19 December 1989 -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Montserrat		 conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands


conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Death rate 7.02 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Debt - external $8.9 million (1997) -
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none 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 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. No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.
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: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006)		 lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation NA
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 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 the flag of Australia is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 1.2%


industry: 23.1%


services: 75.7% (1999 est.)		 -
GDP - real growth rate -1% (2002 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 16 45 N, 62 12 W 53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note 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 NA 0 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.)		 -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 20%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 80% (2005)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages English -
Legal system English common law and statutory law the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
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 Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Antarctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
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 severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995) Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources NEGL fish
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
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 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.)		 uninhabited (July 2005 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 volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Total fertility rate 1.77 children born/woman (2007 est.) -
Unemployment rate 6% (1998 est.) -
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