| Official name: |
Montserrat
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| Capital: |
Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)
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| Area: |
total: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 102 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
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| Location: |
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
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| Geographic coordinates: |
16 45 N, 62 12 W
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| Comparative Area: |
about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
40 km
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| Terrain: |
volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m
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