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Where is Montserrat?




Where is Montserrat
About Map: Map showing Where is Montserrat located on the world map.
The given Montserrat location map shows that Montserrat is located in the Caribbean Sea.

Montserrat map also shows that Montserrat is located in the premises of Leeward Islands, which is more popularly known as Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Montserrat is situated roughly 475 km south-east of Puerto Rico and about 48 km south-west of Antigua. The island has an active volcano i.e. Montserrat Volcano.

Surprisingly, Montserrat is nicknamed the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean because both have similarity to coastal Ireland and for the Irish descent of its inhabitants.

Montserrat is overseas territory of UK; however, it has local government centered at Brades. However, Little Bay is being developed for the administration purpose.
The economy of the country is based upon the export businesses which are based in Montserrat deal principally in the selling and shipping of collective for construction.

Quick Facts
CountryMontserrat
Continent North America
Where is Located Montserrat is a country located in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean
Coordinates 50.3706° N, 4.1397° W
Capital Plymouth, Brades
Largest City Montserrat
Neighboring CountriesNone
Administrative divisions3 parishes
Area 102 sq km (39 sq miles)
Population5,189 (July 2013 est.)
Official Language English
Currency East Caribbean dollar
ISO Alpha-2 CodeMS
ISO Alpha-3 Code MSR
ISO Numeric Code500
GDP $8,500 (2006 est.)
Calling code +1 664
Time Zone (UTC-4)
Internet TLD .ms