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Federation of the West Indies | ||||
| Federation Dependency of the United Kingdom | ||||
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| Motto To dwell together in unity | ||||
| Anthem God Save the Queen | ||||
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| Capital | Chaguaramas | |||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||
| Queen | ||||
| - 1958-1962 | Elizabeth II | |||
| Governor-General | ||||
| - 1958-1962 | Lord Hailes | |||
| Prime minister | ||||
| - 1958-1962 | Grantley Herbert Adams | |||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||
| History | ||||
| - January 3, 1958 | Established | |||
| - May 31, 1962 | Disestablished | |||
| Area | 20,253 km² | |||
| Population | ||||
| - 1960 | 3,117,300 | |||
| Density | 153.9/km² | |||
| Currency | BWI dollar | |||
 Barbados Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago British Leeward Islands British Windward Islands
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Antigua and Barbuda  Barbados Cayman Islands  Dominica  Grenada  Jamaica Montserrat  Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands 
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The Federation of the West Indies (1958-1962) was a dependency of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.
Queen
- Elizabeth II (₩) (January 3, 1958 - May 31, 1962)
Governor-General
- Lord Hailes (₩) (January 3, 1958 - May 31, 1962)
Prime minister
- Grantley Herbert Adams (₩) (January 3, 1958 - May 31, 1962)
Nation
British Empire
British Empire: British India (1858-1876)- British Empire: Indian Empire (1876-1947)
- United Kingdom: Colony of Burma (1937-1948)
- British Empire: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963)
- United Kingdom: Colony of Southern Rhodesia (1923-1965)
- United Kingdom: Colony of Southern Rhodesia (1979-1980)
- British Empire: Bechuanaland Protectorate (1885-1966)
- Hong Kong (1841-1997)
- British America (1607-1783)
- United Kingdom: British North America (1783-1907)
- British Empire: Province of New York (1664-1775)
References