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Anguilla is an internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom. [8] Its politics take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Premier is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. [8] A governor is appointed by the British government to represent the king.
2.72 km 2 (1.05 sq mi) Elevation. 9 m (30 ft) Population. (2020) • Total. 3,269. The Valley is the capital of Anguilla, one of its fourteen districts, and the main town on the island. As of 2011, it had a population of 3,269.
Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla (or Saint Christopher, Nevis, and Anguilla) was a British colony in the West Indies from 1882 to 1983, consisting of the islands of Anguilla (until 1980), Nevis, and Saint Christopher (or Saint Kitts). From 1882 to 1951, and again from 1980, the colony was known simply as Saint Christopher ...
Five nations contest, with counter-claims, the UK's sovereignty in the following overseas territories: British Antarctic Territory – territory overlaps Antarctic claims made by Chile and Argentina. British Indian Ocean Territory – claimed by Mauritius. Falkland Islands – claimed by Argentina.
Today's featured picture. The greenbottle blue tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) is a species of spider in the tarantula family, Theraphosidae. It is native to the Paraguaná Peninsula in the Venezuelan state of Falcón. The spider features metallic blue legs and a blue-green carapace, which give it its name.
2.1 Anguilla. 2.2 Ascension Island. 2.3 Bermuda. 2.4 British Antarctic Territory. 2.5 British Indian Ocean Territory. ... This is a list of islands of the United Kingdom.
Sombrero, Anguilla. Sombrero, also known as Hat Island, is part of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla and is the northernmost island of the Lesser Antilles. [a] It lies 54 km (34 mi) north-west of Anguilla across the Dog and Prickly Pear Passage. The distance to Dog Island, the next nearest island of Anguilla, is 38 kilometres (24 miles).
St. Gerard Church. St. Gerard Church [1] is a religious building located in the town of The Valley, [2] capital of the British overseas territory of Anguilla, [3] in the Lesser Antilles, Caribbean Sea . The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and depends on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint John's – Basseterre ( Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis ...