Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.

Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
18 15 N, 63 10 W
Central America and the Caribbean
total: 102 sq km ; land: 102 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
about half the size of Washington, DC
0 km
61 km
territorial sea: 3 nm ; exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ; highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
salt, fish, lobster
arable land: 0% ; permanent crops: 0% ; other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005)
NA


frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system

the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
13,677 (July 2007 est.)
0-14 years: 22.3% (male 1,546/female 1,502) ; 15-64 years: 70.8% (male 4,979/female 4,705) ; 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 423/female 522) (2007 est.)
total: 31.6 years ; male: 31.6 years ; female: 31.5 years (2007 est.)
1.375% (2007 est.)
13.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
5.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female ; under 15 years: 1.029 male(s)/female ; 15-64 years: 1.058 male(s)/female ; 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female ; total population: 1.033 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
total: 19.61 deaths/1,000 live births ; male: 25.74 deaths/1,000 live births ; female: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
total population: 77.46 years ; male: 74.53 years ; female: 80.49 years (2007 est.)
1.72 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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noun: Anguillan(s) ; adjective: Anguillan
black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 Census)
Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)
English (official)
definition: age 12 and over can read and write ; total population: 95% ; male: 95% ; female: 95% (1984 est.)


conventional long form: none ; conventional short form: Anguilla
NA
name: The Valley ; geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W ; time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
none (overseas territory of the UK)

none (overseas territory of the UK)
Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)
Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
based on English common law
18 years of age; universal
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Andrew N. GEORGE (since 10 July 2006) ; head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) ; cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly ; elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; to serve five-year terms) ; elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held in 2010) ; election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, AUM 19.4%, ANSA 19.2%, APP 9.5%, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1
High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS] (a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA); Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]
NA
Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU
blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
none (overseas territory of the UK)
none (overseas territory of the UK)
overseas territory of the UK




Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
$108.9 million (2004 est.)
$108.9 million (2004 est.)
10.2% (2004 est.)
$8,800 (2004 est.)
agriculture: 4% ; industry: 18% ; services: 78% (2002 est.)
6,049 (2001)
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)
8% (2002)
23% (2002)
lowest 10%: NA% ; highest 10%: NA%

5.3% (2006 est.)

revenues: $22.8 million ; expenditures: $22.5 million (2000 est.)

small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
3.1% (1997 est.)
NA kWh
fossil fuel: NA ; hydro: NA ; nuclear: NA ; other: NA













-$42.87 million (2003 est.)
$13 million (2006)
lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2006)
$143 million (2006)
US, Puerto Rico, UK (2006)


$8.8 million (1998)



East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
XCD
East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) ; note: fixed rate since 1976
1 April - 31 March
$9 million (2004 est.)
6,200 (2002)
1,800 (2002)
general assessment: NA ; domestic: modern internal telephone system ; international: country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) (2007)
AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
3,000 (1997)
1 (1997)
1,000 (1997)
.ai
319 (2007)
16 (2000)
3,000 (2002)

3 (2007)
total: 1 ; 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
total: 2 ; under 914 m: 2 (2007)



total: 175 km ; paved: 82 km ; unpaved: 93 km (2004)


Blowing Point, Road Bay



males age 18-49: 3,614 (2005 est.)
males age 18-49: 2,986 (2005 est.)
males age 18-49: 120 (2005 est.)

defense is the responsibility of the UK
none

transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe

