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Country
Full Name : Montserrat
Population : 4,488
Area : 102
km²
Currency :
Name: East Caribbean dollar
Code: XCD
Symbol:
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| Montserrat is British overseas territory located in the Leeward
Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles
in the Caribbean Sea. It measures approximately 16 km (10 miles)
long and 11 km (7 miles) wide, giving 40 kilometres (25 mi) of coastline.
Montserrat was given its name by Christopher Columbus on his second
voyage to the New World in 1493, after its namesake located in Catalonia.
Montserrat is often referred to as the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean,
due both to its resemblance to coastal Ireland and to the Irish descent
of most of its early European settlers. |
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