Outline of Montserrat

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Montserrat:

Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea.^[1] The Island of Montserrat is approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) long and 11 km (6.8 mi) wide with 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline. The island was given its name by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World in 1493, after its namesake located in Catalonia. Montserrat is often referred to as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, due both to its resemblance to coastal Ireland and to the Irish descent of most of its early European settlers.

Its Georgian era capital city of 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.^[2] 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 spectacular 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

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Montserrat
• Official English country name: The British Overseas Territory of Montserrat
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Montserratian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Montserrat
• ISO country codes: MS, MSR, 500
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:MS
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ms

Geography of Montserrat

• Montserrat is: an island, and a British overseas territory
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
    • North America (though not on the mainland)
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • North Atlantic
      • Caribbean
        • Antilles
          • Lesser Antilles
            • Leeward Islands
  • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Montserrat
    • High: Chances Peak in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex 915 m (3,002 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: Caribbean Sea 40 km
• Population of Montserrat: 5,900 - 216th most populous country
• Area of Montserrat: 102 km²
• Atlas of Montserrat

Environment of Montserrat

• Climate of Montserrat
• Renewable energy in Montserrat
• Geology of Montserrat
• Protected areas of Montserrat
  • Biosphere reserves in Montserrat
  • National parks of Montserrat
• Wildlife of Montserrat
  • Fauna of Montserrat
    • Birds of Montserrat
    • 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

Administrative divisions of Montserrat

• Parishes of Montserrat

Parishes of Montserrat

Municipalities of Montserrat

• Capital of Montserrat: Brades
• Cities of Montserrat

Demography of Montserrat

Government and politics of Montserrat

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic dependency
• Capital of Montserrat: Brades

• Elections in Montserrat
• Political parties in Montserrat

Branches of the government of Montserrat

Executive branch of the government of Montserrat

• Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II
  • Monarch's representative: Governor of Montserrat,
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Montserrat,
• Cabinet of Montserrat

Legislative branch of the government of Montserrat

• Parliament of Montserrat (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Montserrat
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Montserrat

Judicial branch of the government of Montserrat

• Supreme Court 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:^[1]

• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom)
• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (subbureau)
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)

Law and order in Montserrat

• Constitution of Montserrat
• Crime in Montserrat
• Human rights in Montserrat
  • LGBT rights in Montserrat
  • Freedom of religion in Montserrat
• Law enforcement in Montserrat

Military of Montserrat

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Montserrat
• Forces
  • Army of Montserrat
  • 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

Main article: History of Montserrat, Timeline of the history of Montserrat, and Current events of Montserrat

• Military history of Montserrat

Culture of Montserrat

• Architecture of Montserrat
• Cuisine of Montserrat
• Festivals in Montserrat
• Languages of Montserrat
• Media in Montserrat
• National symbols of Montserrat
  • Coat of arms of Montserrat
  • Flag of Montserrat
  • National anthem of Montserrat
• People of Montserrat
• Public holidays in Montserrat
• 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
• Television in Montserrat
• Theatre in Montserrat

Sports in Montserrat

• Football in Montserrat
• Montserrat at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Montserrat

• 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
  • Internet in Montserrat
• Companies of Montserrat

• Currency of Montserrat: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: 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

Infrastructure of Montserrat

• Health care in Montserrat
• Transportation in Montserrat
  • Airports in Montserrat
  • Rail transport in Montserrat
  • Roads in Montserrat
• Water supply and sanitation in Montserrat

See also

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Index of Montserrat-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Montserrat-related topics
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America
• Outline of the Caribbean
• Outline of the United Kingdom

References

External links

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	Media from Commons
	Quotations from Wikiquote
	Source texts from Wikisource
	Textbooks from Wikibooks
	Learning resources from Wikiversity

Wikimedia Atlas of Montserrat

• Government of Montserrat
• Montserrat Hospitality Association
• Montserrat Reporter news site
• Montserrat Tourist Board
• Outline of Montserrat travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Montserrat Travel Information
• Montserrat Volcano Observatory
• Montserrat Webdirectory
• Official release archive
• Radio Montserrrat—ZJB Listen live online
• Satellite image of Montserrat from Google Maps
• Volcanism of Montserrat
• Scuba Diving in Montserrat

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