Montserrat
Montserrat: Political System
Montserrat has been a crown colony of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland since 1632 and has had "internal autonomy" since 1960. A
constitution has existed since 1989. The head of state is the Queen or King of
Great Britain. The representative of the Queen or the King is a governor. The
head of government is the island's chief minister, while the island's parliament is the 11-member legislative council.
National anthem
Based on flag descriptions by
Countryaah.com, the National Anthem of Montserrat is the national anthem of Great Britain,
the first stanza of which reads as follows:
- God save our gracious Queen,
- Long live our noble Queen,
- God save the Queen!
- Send her victorious,
- Happy and glorious,
- Long to reign over us;
- God save the Queen!
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