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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Montserrat
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4
- Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellullar phone etc.)
- Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (EC$)
- Country Dialing Code: 664
Montserrat
Location
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
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)
Population
9,341
note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2005 est.)
Regions
3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter
Climate
tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation
Ethnic groups
black, white
Religions
Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations
Languages
English
Government type
NA
Background
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.
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