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Status: Overseas territory
Governor: Deborah Barnes Jones
(2004)
Chief Minister: Lowell Lewis
(2006)
Land area: 39 sq mi (100 sq km)
Population (2007 est.): 9,538 (growth
rate: 1.0%); birth rate: 17.5/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.0/1000;
life expectancy: 79.0; density per sq mi: 247
Capital (2003 est.): Plymouth. The city
was 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
Monetary unit: East Caribbean
dollar
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2002
est.): $29 million; per capita $3,400. Real growth rate:
–1%. Inflation: 2.6% (2002 est.). Unemployment:
6% (1998 est.). Arable land: 20%. Agriculture:
cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers;
livestock products. Labor force: 4,521; note: recently
lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est);
agriculture n.a., industry n.a., services n.a. Industries:
tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances. Natural
resources: negl. Exports: $700,000 (2001): electronic
components, plastic bags, apparel, hot peppers, live plants, cattle.
Imports: $17 million (2001): machinery and transportation
equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and
related materials. Major trading partners: U.S., Antigua and
Barbuda, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (2004).
Communications: Telephones: main lines
in use: 4,000 (1992); mobile cellular: 70 (1994). Radio broadcast
stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998). Radios: 7,000
(1997). Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997).
Televisions: 3,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers
(ISPs): 17 (2000). Internet users: n.a.
Transportation: Railways: 0 km (2003).
Highways: total: 227 km (2003). Ports and harbors:
Plymouth (abandoned), Little Bay (anchorages and ferry landing),
Carr's Bay. Airports: none; only airport was destroyed by
volcanic activity; a helicopter service to Antigua is used
(2002).
International disputes: none.
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