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Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

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British overseas territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...

located in the

Leeward Islands french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Leeward Islands. Clockwise: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Saint kitts and Nevis. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth Atlantic Ocean , coor ...

of the

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe ...

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in the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

. The

Island of Montserrat Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean Sea, in the Leeward Islands. Its nearest neighbours in the island chain include Guadeloupe to the southeast, Antigua to the north-east and Nevis to the northwest. The island is 16 km (9.9 mi) lo ...

is approximately long and wide with of coastline. The island was given its name by

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on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, after its

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located in

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. Montserrat is often referred to as ''the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean'', due both to its resemblance to coastal

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

and to the Irish descent of most of its early European settlers. Its

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capital city of

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth ...

was destroyed and two-thirds of the island's population forced to flee abroad by an eruption of the previously dormant Soufriere Hills volcano that began on July 18, 1995.Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Retrieved 2 October 2006. The eruption continues today on a much reduced scale, the damage being confined to the areas around Plymouth including its docking facilities and the former W.H. Bramble Airport. An exclusion zone extending from the south coast of the island north to parts of the Belham Valley has been closed because of an increase in the size of the existing volcanic dome. This zone includes St. George's Hill which provided visitors with a view of the volcano and the destruction it has wrought upon the capital. A new airport at Gerald's in the northern part of the island opened in 2005. The village of Brades currently serves as the ''de facto'' centre of government.

General reference

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: * Common English country name:

* Official English country name: The

British Overseas Territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...

* Common

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(s): * Official endonym(s): * Adjectival(s):

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Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

: Name of Montserrat *

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.ms .ms is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory. Usage * Microsoft uses this as an abbreviation for projects such as ch9.ms or 1drv.ms for its OneDrive. In particular, aka.ms is used ex ...

Geography of Montserrat

Geography of Montserrat Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean Sea, in the Leeward Islands. Its nearest neighbours in the island chain include Guadeloupe to the southeast, Antigua to the north-east and Nevis to the northwest. The island is 16 km (9.9 mi ...

* Montserrat is: an island, and a

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(though not on the

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Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...

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Antilles The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mex ...

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( UTC-04) ** Extreme points of Montserrat *** High: Chances Peak in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex *** Low:

0 m ** Land boundaries: ''none'' ** Coastline:

40 km * Population of Montserrat: 5,900 - 216th most populous country * * Area of Montserrat: 102 km² *

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Environment of Montserrat

* Climate of Montserrat * Renewable energy in Montserrat * Geology of Montserrat * Protected areas of Montserrat ** List of biosphere reserves in Montserrat, Biosphere reserves in Montserrat ** List of national parks of Montserrat, National parks of Montserrat * Wildlife of Montserrat ** Fauna of Montserrat ***

Birds of Montserrat Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

*** Mammals of Montserrat

Natural geographic features of Montserrat

* Fjords of Montserrat * Glaciers of Montserrat * Islands of Montserrat * Lakes of Montserrat * Mountains of Montserrat ** Volcanoes in Montserrat * Rivers of Montserrat ** Waterfalls of Montserrat * Valleys of Montserrat * World Heritage Sites in Montserrat: None * world Heritage Sites in Monsterrat

Regions of Montserrat

Ecoregions of Montserrat

List of ecoregions in Montserrat * Ecoregions in Montserrat

Administrative divisions of Montserrat

Administrative divisions of Montserrat * Parishes of Montserrat

= Parishes of Montserrat

= Municipalities of Montserrat

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Capital Capital may refer to: Common uses * Capital city, a municipality of primary status ** List of national capital cities * Capital letter, an upper-case letter Economics and social sciences * Capital (economics), the durable produced goods used f ...

of Montserrat: Brades * Cities of Montserrat

Demography of Montserrat

Demographics of Montserrat This is demography of the population of Montserrat including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Population Montserrat Had a populat ...

Government and politics of Montserrat

Politics of Montserrat Politics of Montserrat takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Montserrat is an internally self-governing overseas territory ...

Form of government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

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representative democratic Representative democracy, also known as indirect democracy, is a type of democracy where elected people represent a group of people, in contrast to direct democracy. Nearly all modern Western-style democracies function as some type of represe ...

dependency *

of Montserrat: Brades *

Elections in Montserrat Elections in Montserrat take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a parliamentary system. The Legislative Assembly is directly elected, and a Chief Minister is selected by the party or coalition with the most seats in the As ...

Political parties in Montserrat Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

Branches of the government of Montserrat

Government of Montserrat Politics of Montserrat takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Montserrat is an internally self-governing overseas territor ...

Executive branch of the government of Montserrat

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King Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to a ...

** Monarch's representative:

Governor of Montserrat The Governor of Montserrat is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Montserrat. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The main role of the Governor ...

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Head of government The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a gro ...

Chief Minister of Montserrat The Premier of Montserrat is the head of government of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Montserrat on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently King Charles III. The current P ...

, * Cabinet of Montserrat

Legislative branch of the government of Montserrat

* Parliament of Montserrat (

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) **

Upper house An upper house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smalle ...

: Senate of Montserrat **

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: House of Commons of Montserrat

Judicial branch of the government of Montserrat

Court system of Montserrat * Supreme Court of Montserrat

Foreign relations of Montserrat

Foreign relations of Montserrat * Diplomatic missions in Montserrat * Diplomatic missions of Montserrat * Montserrat-United Kingdom relations

International organization membership

Montserrat is a member of: *

Caribbean Community and Common Market The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the Caribbean. They have primary objectives to promote econom ...

(Caricom) *

Caribbean Development Bank The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is a financial institution that helps Caribbean nations finance social and economic programs in its member countries. CDB was established by an Agreement signed on October 18, 1969, in Kingston, Jamaica, and ent ...

(CDB) *

International Criminal Police Organization The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

(Interpol) (subbureau) *

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS; French: ''Organisation des États de la Caraïbe orientale'', OECO) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to economic harmonisation and integration, protection of human and legal ri ...

(OECS) *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to t ...

(UPU) *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation of ...

(WFTU)

Law and order in Montserrat

Law of Montserrat *

Constitution of Montserrat A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these princip ...

* Crime in Montserrat * Human rights in Montserrat **

LGBT rights in Montserrat Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Montserrat face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Montserrat since 2001.

** Freedom of religion in Montserrat * Law enforcement in Montserrat

Military of Montserrat

Military of Montserrat * Command ** Commander-in-chief: *** Ministry of Defence of Montserrat * Forces **

Army of Montserrat The Royal Montserrat Defence Force is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat. History Raised in 1899, the unit is today a reduced force of about forty volunteer soldiers, primarily concerned with civil Defence a ...

** Navy of Montserrat ** Air Force of Montserrat ** Special forces of Montserrat * Military history of Montserrat * Military ranks of Montserrat

Local government in Montserrat

History of Montserrat

History of Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with roughly of coastline. It is ni ...

* Timeline of the history of Montserrat * Current events of Montserrat * Military history of Montserrat

Culture of Montserrat

Culture of Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with roughly of coastline. It is ni ...

Architecture of Montserrat Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructin ...

* Cuisine of Montserrat * Festivals in Montserrat *

Languages of Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with roughly of coastline. It is ...

* Media in Montserrat * National symbols of Montserrat **

Coat of arms of Montserrat The coat of arms of Montserrat consists of an escutcheon (shield) charged with a woman in a green dress holding a golden harp and a black cross. In use since at least 1909, it has been the official coat of arms of the Caribbean island of Montserr ...

Flag of Montserrat The flag of Montserrat consists of a Blue Ensign defaced with the British overseas territory's coat of arms. Adopted in 1960 to supplement the Union Jack after the dissolution of the British Leeward Islands the year before, it has been the flag ...

** National anthem of Montserrat * People of Montserrat *

Public holidays in Montserrat This is a list of public holidays in Montserrat. References Montserrat Montserratian culture Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the L ...

* Records of Montserrat * Religion in Montserrat ** Christianity in Montserrat ** Hinduism in Montserrat ** Islam in Montserrat ** Judaism in Montserrat ** Sikhism in Montserrat * World Heritage Sites in Montserrat: None

Art in Montserrat

* Art in Montserrat * Cinema of Montserrat * Literature of Montserrat *

Music of Montserrat The music of Montserrat is influenced by Irish traditions, noticeable in the set dance-like Bam-chick-lay, and the presence of fife and drum ensembles similar to the bodhrán. Natives are also witness to the jumbie dance, the style of which is st ...

* Television in Montserrat * Theatre in Montserrat

Sports in Montserrat

Sports in Montserrat *

Football in Montserrat The sport of association football in the island of Montserrat is run by the Montserrat Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league. They are one of the few remaining FIFA ...

* Montserrat at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Montserrat

Economy of Montserrat The economy of Montserrat was severely disrupted by volcanic activity which began in July 1995. Prior to this date, the small island country of 12,000 had an export economy based on agriculture, clothing, electronic parts and plants, with a per ca ...

* Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 189th (one hundred and eighty ninth) * Agriculture in Montserrat * Banking in Montserrat ** National Bank of Montserrat *

Communications in Montserrat Montserrat possesses a number of telecommunications systems, including Mobile telephone, mobile and main line telephone, radio and television. The country code for Montserrat in the Domain Name System of the Internet is ".ms". Telephony uses the a ...

** Internet in Montserrat *

Companies of Montserrat A company, abbreviated as co., is a legal entity representing an association of people, whether natural, legal or a mixture of both, with a specific objective. Company members share a common purpose and unite to achieve specific, declared go ...

* Currency of Montserrat:

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: XCD * Energy in Montserrat ** Energy policy of Montserrat ** Oil industry in Montserrat * Mining in Montserrat * Tourism in Montserrat * Transport in Montserrat * Montserrat Stock Exchange

Education in Montserrat

Education in Montserrat Education in Montserrat is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 14, and free up to the age of 17. ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.'' The Government of Montserrat developed an Education ...

Infrastructure of Montserrat

* Health care in Montserrat * Transportation in Montserrat **

Airports in Montserrat This is a list of airports in the Caribbean, sorted by location. The following categories contain lists of all Caribbean airports with Wikipedia articles: * :Airports in Anguilla * :Airports in Bermuda * :Airports in Saint Vincent and the Gren ...

** Rail transport in Montserrat ** Roads in Montserrat * Water supply and sanitation in Montserrat

References

External links

Government of MontserratMontserrat Hospitality AssociationMontserrat Reporter news siteMontserrat Tourist Board
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