FACTS
Montserrat is a former crown colony, but now a British overseas territory.
GOVERNOR - Deborah Barnes - Jones
MOTTO - "Each Endeavouring, All Achieving"
POPULATION:9,340
CAPITAL: Plymouth
SIZE / AREA: 39 Square Miles
MAJOR LANGUAGES: English
MAJOR RELIGIONS: Christianity
ETHNIC GROUPS: Black & White
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: $29 million (2002 est.)
JUDICIARY: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia) one judge precides over the High Court on the island.
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BELIZE
FACTS
Belize is a former colony of Great Britian. It is located to the south east of Mexico and borders the Caribbean Sea. It is formally known as British Honduras in 1854 after a lengthy dispute between Spain and the Britian over the land.
MOTTO -"Under the Shade I Flourish"MOTTO -"Under the Shade I Flourish"
NATIONAL BIRD - Keel billed toucan
NATIONAL TREE - Mahogany
NATIONAL FLOWER - Black orchid
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE: September 21, 1981
POPULATION: 287,730
CAPITAL: Belmopan
SIZE / AREA: 8,867 square miles
MAJOR LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and Kriol (Belizean Creole)
MAJOR RELIGIONS: Christianity, Muslim, Hinduism
GROSS DOMESTICE PRODUCT: $2.098 Billion
MONETARY UNIT: Belizian Dollar
MAIN EXPORTS: Sugar, Banana, Citrus
MAIN INDUSTRIES : garment production, food processing, tourism, construction
PRESIDENT: Said Musa
JUDICIAL SYSTEM : Common Law . ( The Chief Justice is elected by the Governor General on the advise of the Prime Minister)
Belize is a former colony of Great Britian. It is located to the south east of Mexico and borders the Caribbean Sea. It is formally known as British Honduras in 1854 after a lengthy dispute between Spain and the Britian over the land.
MOTTO -"Under the Shade I Flourish"MOTTO -"Under the Shade I Flourish"
NATIONAL BIRD - Keel billed toucan
NATIONAL TREE - Mahogany
NATIONAL FLOWER - Black orchid
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE: September 21, 1981
POPULATION: 287,730
CAPITAL: Belmopan
SIZE / AREA: 8,867 square miles
MAJOR LANGUAGES: English, Spanish and Kriol (Belizean Creole)
MAJOR RELIGIONS: Christianity, Muslim, Hinduism
GROSS DOMESTICE PRODUCT: $2.098 Billion
MONETARY UNIT: Belizian Dollar
MAIN EXPORTS: Sugar, Banana, Citrus
MAIN INDUSTRIES : garment production, food processing, tourism, construction
PRESIDENT: Said Musa
JUDICIAL SYSTEM : Common Law . ( The Chief Justice is elected by the Governor General on the advise of the Prime Minister)