Montserrat

Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	16 45 N, 62 12 W
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	40 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Terrain	volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: lava dome in English's Crater (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) estimated at over 930 m (2006)
Natural resources	NEGL
Land use	arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2005)
Irrigated land	NA
Natural hazards	volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes (June to November) volcanism: Soufriere Hills volcano (elev. 915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable
Environment - current issues	land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation
Geography - note	the island is entirely volcanic in origin and comprised of three major volcanic centers of differing ages