Flag Description

blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the arms feature a woman in green dress, Erin, the female personification of Ireland, standing beside a yellow harp and embracing a large dark cross with her right arm; Erin and the harp are symbols of Ireland reflecting the territory's Irish ancestry; blue represents awareness, trustworthiness, determination, and righteousness

Background:English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783. The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid 19th century. Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995. Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003.

Total Area: 102 sq km

Land Area:102 sq km

Water Area:0 sq km

Land Boundries Total:

Border Countries:

Coastline:40 km

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)

Population:5215

Population Growth Rate:0.48% (2014 est.)

Religion:Protestant 67.1% (includes Anglican 21.8%, Methodist 17%, Pentecostal 14.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 10.5%, and Church of God 3.7%), Roman Catholic 11.6%, Rastafarian 1.4%, other 6.5%, none 2.6%, unspecified 10.8% (2001 est.)

Literacy(%):0.97

Literacy(%) Male:0.97

Literacy(%) Female:97% (1970 est.)

Independence Day:none (overseas territory of the UK)

National Holiday:birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)

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