Crown Colony of Malta
The Crown Colony of the Island of Malta and its Dependencies (commonly known as the Crown Colony of Malta or simply Malta) was the British colony in the Maltese islands, today the modern Republic of Malta. It was established when the Malta Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in 1813, and this was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris in 1814.
Crown Colony of the Island of Malta and its Dependencies Kolonja tal-Gżira ta' Malta u l-Gżejjer li jagħmlu Magħha (Maltese) Colonia dell'Isola di Malta e sue Dipendenze (Italian) | |||||||||
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| 1813–1964 | |||||||||
| Anthem: L-Innu Malti "The Malta Hymn" Royal anthem God Save the King (1813–1837; 1901–1952) God Save the Queen (1837–1901; 1952–1964) | |||||||||
Europe in 1815, Malta in dark green, United Kingdom in cyan | |||||||||
Europe during the Cold War, Malta in dark green, United Kingdom in cyan | |||||||||
| Status | British colony | ||||||||
| Capital | Valletta | ||||||||
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1813–1820 (first) | George III | ||||||||
• 1952–1964 (last) | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1813–1824 (first) | Sir Thomas Maitland | ||||||||
• 1962–1964 (last) | Sir Maurice H. Dorman | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1921–1923 (first) | Joseph Howard | ||||||||
• 1962–1964 (last) | Giorgio Borġ Olivier | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
• Upper house | Senate (to 1933) | ||||||||
• Lower house | Legislative Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 23 July 1813 | ||||||||
• Treaty of Paris | 30 May 1814 | ||||||||
• Independence | 21 September 1964 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1821 | 119,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Maltese scudo and various other currencies (1813–1825) Pound sterling (1825–1964) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | MT | ||||||||
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