Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
Saint Christopher, Nevis and Anguilla | ||||||
British colony | ||||||
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Anthem God Save the Queen (royal) O Land of Beauty! (St Christopher / Nevis) God Bless Anguilla (Anguilla) | ||||||
Location of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla among the Leeward Islands. | ||||||
Capital | Basseterre (overall) Charlestown (Nevis) The Valley (Anguilla) | |||||
Languages | English | |||||
Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||
Queen | Elizabeth II | |||||
Governor | ||||||
• | 1958–1966 (first) | Henry A. C. Howard | ||||
• | 1981–1983 (last) | Clement A. Arrindell | ||||
History | ||||||
• | Established | 3 January 1958 | ||||
• | Disestablished | 19 September 1983 | ||||
Area | 351 km² (136 sq mi) | |||||
Currency | East Caribbean dollar (XCD ) | |||||
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was a Crown colony (and, later, a Dependent Territory) of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean Sea. In 1958, it became a province of the West Indies Federation. When the regional federation of British islands collapsed in 1962, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla became involved in several attempts by movements towards another union in the Caribbean region.
In 1967, the territory of Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla was granted full internal autonomy. In 1971, the island of Anguilla rigorously sought and achieved separation; in 1980, the separation from the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis was formally accepted. The remaining state became the dominion of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1983, while Anguilla remains a British Overseas Territory.