Montserrat
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Montserrat is an island in the Caribbean Sea, named after the mountain of the same name (located near Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain see Montserrat (mountain)) by Christopher Columbus in 1493.
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| National motto: Each Endeavouring, All Achieving | ||||
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| Official language | English | |||
| Political status | Non-sovereign, Overseas territory of the U.K | |||
| Capital | Plymouth (now uninhabited) | |||
| Governor | Deborah Barnes Jones | |||
| Chief Minister | John Osborne | |||
| Area - Total - % water | Ranked n/a 91 km² Negligible | |||
| Population
- Total (2003) - Density | Ranked n/a
9,000 102/km² | |||
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar | |||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | |||
| National anthem | God Save the Queen | |||
| Internet TLD | .MS | |||
| Calling Code | 1-664 | |||
Montserrat is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. Much of this island had been devastated and two-thirds of the population had fled abroad due to the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano that began on July 18, 1995. Volcanic eruptions have continued, making large parts of the island uninhabitable.
Military branches: no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force
Military - note: defence is the responsibility of the UK
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| Countries in West Indies | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas | Barbados | Cuba | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Grenada | Haiti | Jamaica | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Dependencies: Anguilla | Aruba | Bermuda | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Guadeloupe | Martinique | Montserrat | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands | ||
| Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) |
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| Antigua and Barbuda | The Bahamas¹ | Barbados | Belize | Dominica | Grenada | Guyana | Haiti | Jamaica | Montserrat | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Associate members: British Virgin Islands | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Observer status: Anguilla | Aruba | Bermuda | Cayman Islands | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Netherlands Antilles | Puerto Rico | Venezuela |
| ¹ A member of the community but not the common market. |