Montserrat

Montserrat


Coat of arms

Motto: "Each Endeavouring, All Achieving"

Anthem: "God Save the Queen"

Capital Plymouth (de jure) ¹
Brades (de facto)
16°45′N62°12′W / 16.75°N 62.2°W / 16.75; -62.2

Official language(s) English

Ethnic groups West African, Mulatto Creoles, British, Irish^[1]

Government British Overseas Territory (constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democratic dependency)

- Monarch H.M.Queen Elizabeth II

- Governor Adrian Davis

- Premier Reuben Meade

- English control established 1632

- Total 102 km² (219th)
39 sq mi

- Water (%) negligible

- 2012 estimate 5,164 (218th)

GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate

- Total $43.78 million (not ranked)

- Per capita $8,500 (not ranked)

HDI n (unranked) (n/a)

Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Time zone (UTC−4)

¹ Abandoned in 1997 following a volcanic eruption. Government buildings are currently located in Brades, making it the de facto capital.

² An estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; few have returned.

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