Country Profile
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Director General
Name: In 1493, Christopher Columbus named the island Santa Maria de Montserrate, after the Virgin of Montserrat in the Monastery of Montserrat, on Montserrat mountain, near Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. “Montserrat” means “serrated mountain” in Catalan.
Date of Membership in CCLEC: (1991 – Martinique)
Motto: “A people of excellence, moulded by nature, nurtured by God”
Status: British Overseas Territory
Area: 102 km2 (39 miles2)
GDP: 2014 estimate – US$63 million
Population: 2012 est. : 4,900
Capital City: Plymouth
Official Language: English
Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Peter W.A White
Director General
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