Blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a black cross.
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity, interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
Administrative divisions:
3 parishes: Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, and Saint Peter.
Population:
8,437 (July 2002 est.) an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995, some have returned
Languages:
English
Geographic coordinates:
16° 45' N, 62° 12' W
Area total:
102 sq. km
Land area:
102 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
40 km
Elevation extremes:
Caribbean Sea 0 m - Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m
Internet country code:
.ms
Currency:
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Name - conventional long form:
none
Name - conventional short form:
Montserrat
Independence:
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Constitution:
present constitution came into force 19 December 1989
Government type:
NA
Dependency status:
overseas territory of the UK
National holiday:
Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)