Explore Montserrat in North America

Description and Basic Information

Montserrat with its capital Plymouth is located in North America (Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea). It covers some 103 square kilometres (about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC) with 9,341 citizens. English is the language spoken by people in Montserrat.

Pictures from Plymouth (Capital)

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About Montserrat

The terrain offers volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland. The average density of population is about 91 per km². The climate in can be described as tropical with little daily or seasonal temperature variation. Possible natural disasters include severe hurricanes (June to November) or volcanic eruptions.

To reach someone in Montserrat dial +1-664 prior to a number. There are 2,700 installed telephones. And there are 3,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ms". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 110/220V - 60Hz.

The country consists of 3 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Montserrat

Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Montserrat Tourism

P.O. Box 7
Plymouth
Montserrat, West Indies
Montserrat

Phone: +1 664 491-2230
Fax: +1 664 491 7430

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Montserrat

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Montserrat is growing at an rate of 0.45% (or by 23 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.45%. Or an total increase of 23 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.