| Official name | Montserrat |
| Name in local language | Montserrat (en) |
| Continent | Americas |
| Subcontinent | Caribbean |
| Population (ranking: 243e) | 5,343 inhabitants (2019) |
| Population growth | 0.48 % / year |
| Area | 103 km² |
| Density | 51.87 inhabitants / km² |
| GDP (ranking: 232e) | 0.063 billions $USD (2014) |
| GDP/capita (ranking) | 12,678 $USD (2014) |
| GDP growth | 3.50 % / year (2014) |
| Life expectancy (ranking) | 74.40 years (2016) |
| Birth rate | 11.00 ‰ (2016) |
| Fertility rate | 1.30 children / woman (2016) |
| Death rate (ranking) | 6.30 ‰ (2016) |
| Infant mortality rate (ranking) | 0.00 ‰ (2018) |
| Literacy rate | 99.70 % (2015) |
| Official languages | English |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar ($ XCD) |
| HDI (ranking: 73e) | 0.821 / 1 (2008) |
| EPI (ranking) | 0.00 (2018) |
| Government | British Overseas Territory |
| Head of State | Queen Elizabeth II ; Governor Andrew Pearce |
| National Day | Second Saturday of June (birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, 1926) |
| ISO Codes | MS, MSR |
| Demonym | Montserratian |
| Tourists (ranking) | 8,000 people (2017) |
Montserrat is a small island in the Caribbean, a United Kingdom dependency, and a member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). It is located north of the French island of Guadeloupe, west of Antigua, and south of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Its capital and the entire southern area of the island were abandoned after being destroyed in 1997 by volcanic eruptions. About 8,000 of the island’s 12,000 inhabitants fled to Antigua and the United Kingdom. Since then, some have returned on the spot, in the northern part of the island, the only habitable zone, where about 1220 people were able to stay after the forced evacuation to the south.
A new capital is under construction, very slowly: Little Bay. Meanwhile, Brades serves as de facto capital.
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Urban areas (2019)
| Urban areas | Population |
|---|---|
| Brades | 5,343 inhabitants |
| Plymouth (abandoned) | 0 inhabitants |
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Administrative divisions
| Parishes | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony | 0 inhabitants | 0 km² |
| Saint George | 0 inhabitants | 0 km² |
| Saint Peter | 5,343 inhabitants | 35 km² |