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Montserrat

Territory in Americas

CountryScope

In brief

Area: 102 km². World rank 229 of 249; in Americas, 50 of 56.

State

Official name
Montserrat
Local name
Montserrat
Capital
Plymouth
Region
Americas
Form of government
Parliamentary democracy
UN member
No
Head of state
Harriet Cross
Head of government
Reuben Meade

Key figures

Area
102 km²

Practical information

Languages
English
Currency
East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Time zones
UTC−4
Calling code
+1664
Driving side
Left
Plug types
A, B
Mains voltage
230 V

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Coastline, km
40
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
Soufriere Hills volcano pre-eruption height was, 915 m
Lowest point
Caribbean Sea, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
27
Warmest month in the capital
September, 29°C
Coldest month in the capital
February, 26°C

Society

Religions
Protestant 71.4%, Catholic 11.4%, no religion 7.9%, other 1.4%, and Hindu 1.2% (2018)

Safety

Natural hazards
volcanoes and tropical cyclones

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.ms

Transport

Airports
1 2025

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/montserrat), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 24, 2026.