location--138.json

{
    "id": "location--138",
    "name": "Montserrat",
    "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 2013.",
    "coordinates": "16 45 N, 62 12 W",
    "region": "Central America and the Caribbean",
    "total_area": "102 sq km",
    "land_area": "102 sq km",
    "water_area": "0 sq km",
    "land_boundary": "0 km",
    "neighbors": "Unknown",
    "climate": "tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation",
    "coastline": "40 km",
    "natural_hazards": [
        "volcanic eruptions",
        "severe hurricanes (June to November)",
        "volcanism: Soufriere Hills volcano (915 m), has erupted continuously since 1995; a massive eruption in 1997 destroyed most of the capital, Plymouth, and resulted in approximately half of the island becoming uninhabitable; the island of Montserrat is part of the volcanic island arc of the Lesser Antilles that extends from Saba in the north to Grenada in the south"
    ],
    "terrain": "volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland",
    "population_distribution": "only the northern half of the island is populated, the southern portion is uninhabitable due to volcanic activity",
    "natural_resources": [],
    "population": "5,373",
    "nationality": "Montserratian(s)",
    "ethnic_groups": {
        "African/black": "88.4%",
        "mixed": "3.7%",
        "hispanic/Spanish": "3%",
        "caucasian/white": "2.7%",
        "East Indian/Indian": "1.5%",
        "other": "0.7%"
    },
    "languages": [
        "English"
    ],
    "religions": {
        "Protestant": "67.1%",
        "Roman Catholic": "11.6%",
        "Rastafarian": "1.4%",
        "other": "6.5%",
        "none": "2.6%",
        "unspecified": "10.8%"
    },
    "government_type": "parliamentary democracy; self-governing overseas territory of the UK",
    "national_symbol": "Unknown",
    "national_colors": [
        "red",
        "gold"
    ],
    "gdp": "$0.16740000000000002 billion",
    "agriculture": [
        "cabbages",
        "carrots",
        "cucumbers",
        "tomatoes",
        "onions",
        "peppers",
        "livestock products"
    ],
    "industries": [
        "tourism",
        "rum",
        "textiles",
        "electronic appliances"
    ],
    "exports": [
        "electronic components",
        "plastic bags",
        "apparel",
        "hot peppers",
        "limes",
        "live plants",
        "cattle"
    ],
    "imports": [
        "machinery and transportation equipment",
        "foodstuffs",
        "manufactured goods",
        "fuels",
        "lubricants"
    ],
    "broadband_subscriptions": "Unknown",
    "internet_users": "2,860",
    "mobile_subscriptions": "5,000",
    "internet_country_code": ".ms",
    "military_and_security_forces": "no regular military forces; Royal Montserrat Defence Force (ceremonial, civil defense duties),\u00a0 Montserrat Police Force",
    "percent_GDP_on_military": "Unknown",
    "pipelines": [
        "Unknown"
    ],
    "ports_and_terminals": {
        "major seaport(s)": "Little Bay, Plymouth"
    },
    "waterways": "Unknown",
    "number_of_airports": "1",
    "international_disputes": "none",
    "terrorism": "None/Unknown"
}