Location: Caribbean, in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 400 km southeast of Puerto Rico

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total area: 100 sq km
land area: 100 sq km
comparative area: about 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 40 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation

Terrain: volcanic islands, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland

Natural resources: negligible

Land use:
arable land: 20%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 10%
forest and woodland: 40%
other: 30%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: subject to severe hurricanes (June to November)
international agreements: NA

Note: located 400 km east southeast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean Sea

NOTE: The information regarding Montserrat on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montserrat Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montserrat Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.