Area: 100 Km˛
Population: 7.600 (2001 est., in the 1997 an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity; some have returned)
Density: 76 pop/Km˛

System of government: Overseas territory of the UK with internal autonomy
Capital: Plymouth (abandoned in 1997, interim government buildings have been built at Brades)
Major cities: -
Ethnic majority: Black, White
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Chances Peak 914 m
Principal rivers: -
Principal lakes: -
Principal islands: Montserrat 100 Km˛
Climate: Tropical

Language: English (official)
Religion: Protestant, Catholic
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)