Montserrat

Monserrat, possession the Great Britain in Vest - India, occupying the island with the same name in bunch of Lesser Antilles. An island total area 102  sq. km. Island occupy 10,6  thousand persons (1989), in the core Negroes and mulattos. The majority of the population - protenstants (anglikane, methodists, adventists), a part of believers - roman catholics. A possession administrative centre - Plymouth in which live 3,5  thousand persons.

Under the constitution of 1960 Monserrat copes the English governor quoted as the queen of the Great Britain. The competence of the governor includes questions of foreign policy, defence, internal security. Legislative Council Monserrata regulates questions of intrinsic control on island. Seven of ten councillors are selected population Monserrata. The Executive power is carried out by Executive advice led by the English governor.

The Island has been open by Christopher Columbus in 1493. The first settlement on Monserrate was based in 1632 by exiled roman catholics from England.

The Traditional branch of economy Monserrata - agriculture, and is used only half of suitable lands for plant growing. The staple crops cultivated on island: fruit (first of all lajm), vegetables (pepper, apples of love), a cotton plant. In animal husbandry cultivation of large horned stock for export dynamically educes. The marine trade monserrattsev is insignificant. Nearby 2  thousand hectares on island occupy woods. Besides factories on rehash of agricultural products on Monserrate the factories on assemblage of electronics and electrodevices which supply 60  act; % of a gain from export. The leading place in economy occupies tourism. Island annually attend 40  thousand foreign tourists, supplying 10  million dollars of the income. Main port of island - Plymouth, in 14  the km from which is had the airport Blackburn. Basic trading partners Monserrata: the USA (30 % of a value of imports and 90 % - export), the Great Britain. Canada, Antigua and Barbuda. In the capacity of monetary unit on island the East Caribbean dollar (equal 100 cents) is used.