Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Montserrat
Montserrat | |
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| Motto: "A people of excellence, moulded by nature, nurtured by God" | |
| Anthem: "God Save the King" | |
| National song: "Motherland" | |
 Location of Montserrat (circled in red) | |
 Topographic map of Montserrat showing the "exclusion zone" due to volcanic activity, and the new airport in the north. The roads and settlements in the exclusion zone have mostly been destroyed. | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| English settlement | 1632 |
| Treaty of Paris | 3 September 1783 |
| Federation | 3 January 1958 |
| Separate colony | 31 May 1962 |
| Capital | Plymouth (de jure)[a] Brades (de facto)[b] Little Bay (under construction) 16°45′N 62°12′W / 16.750°N 62.200°WCoordinates: 16°45′N 62°12′W / 16.750°N 62.200°W |
| Largest city | Brades |
| Official languages | English |
| Demonym(s) | Montserratian |
| Government | Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Governor | Sarah Tucker[1] |
• Premier | Easton Taylor-Farrell |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
| Government of the United Kingdom | |
• Minister[c] | Amanda Milling |
| Area | |
• Total | 102 km2 (39 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Highest elevation | 1,050 m (3,440 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2019 census | 4,649 (2018)[2] (not ranked) |
• Density | 46/km2 (119.1/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate |
• Total | US$63 million[3] |
• Per capita | US$12,384 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | US$181,680,000[4] |
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC-4:00 (AST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +1-664 |
| UK postcode | MSR-1xxx |
| ISO 3166 code | MS |
| Internet TLD | .ms |
| Website | https://www.gov.ms/ |
Montserrat
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.