Region: Central America & Caribbean
Capital: Plymouth
Population: 5,140
Area: 102 km²
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Languages: English
Montserrat is a Caribbean island that is a British Overseas Territory. It is located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands known as the Lesser Antilles, in the West Indies. The island of Montserrat measures approximately 16 km long and 11 km wide, with approximately 40 kilometres of coastline. Montserrat is nicknamed The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of some of its inhabitants. Wikipedia
