Anguilla

§1. Anguilla Introduction

Background:
  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.

§2. Anguilla Geography

Location:
  Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east
  of Puerto Rico

Geographic coordinates:
  18 15 N, 63 10 W

Map references:
  Central_America_and_the_Caribbean

Area:
  total: 102 kmē
  land: 102 kmē
  water: 0 kmē

Area - comparative:
  about half the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
  0 km

Coastline:
  61 km

Maritime claims:
  territorial sea: 3 nm
  exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

Climate:
  tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Terrain:
  flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Elevation extremes:
  lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m

Natural resources:
  salt, fish, lobster

Land use:
  arable land: 0%
  permanent crops: 0%
  other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial
    salt ponds) (2005)

Irrigated land:
  NA

Natural hazards:
  frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)

Environment - current issues:
  supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely
  because of poor distribution system

Geography - note:
  the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles

§3. Anguilla People

Population:
  13,477 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:
  0-14 years: 22.8% (male 1,557/female 1,510)
  15-64 years: 70.4% (male 4,878/female 4,608)
  65 years and over: 6.9% (male 412/female 512) (2006 est.)

Median age:
  total: 31.2 years
  male: 31.2 years
  female: 31.1 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate:
  1.57% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:
  14.17 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate:
  5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate:
  6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
  at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
  under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
  15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
  65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
  total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
  total: 20.32 deaths/1,000 live births
  male: 26.67 deaths/1,000 live births
  female: 13.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
  total population: 77.28 years
  male: 74.35 years
  female: 80.3 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate:
  1.73 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
  NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
  NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
  NA

Nationality:
  noun: Anguillan(s)
  adjective: Anguillan

Ethnic groups:
  black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5%
  (2001 Census)

Religions:
  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)

Languages:
  English (official)

Literacy:
  definition: age 12 and over can read and write
  total population: 95%
  male: 95%
  female: 95% (1984 est.)

§4. Anguilla Government

Country name:
  conventional long form: none
  conventional short form: Anguilla

Dependency status:
  overseas territory of the UK

Government type:
  NA

Capital:
  The Valley

Administrative divisions:
  none (overseas territory of the UK)

Independence:
  none (overseas territory of the UK)

National holiday:
  Anguilla Day, 30 May

Constitution:
  Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990

Legal system:
  based on English common law

Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal

Executive branch:
  chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by
    Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004)
  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

Legislative branch:
  unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular
  vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms)
  elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held 2010)
  election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, ANSA 19.2%, AUM
    19.4%, APP 9.5%, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1

Judicial branch:
  High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)

Political parties and leaders:
  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]

Political pressure groups and leaders:
  NA

International organization participation:
  Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU

Diplomatic representation in the US:
  none (overseas territory of the UK)

Diplomatic representation from the US:
  none (overseas territory of the UK)

Flag description:
  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

§5. Anguilla Economy

Economy - overview:
  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.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
  $112 million (2002 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate):
  NA

GDP - real growth rate:
  2.8% (2001 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):
  $7,500 (2002 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:
  agriculture: 4%
  industry: 18%
  services: 78% (2002 est.)

Labor force:
  6,049 (2001)

Labor force - by occupation:
  agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%,
  transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)

Unemployment rate:
  8% (2002)

Population below poverty line:
  23% (2002)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:
  lowest 10%: NA%
  highest 10%: NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  2.3%

Budget:
  revenues: $22.8 million
  expenditures: $22.5 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2000
    est.)

Agriculture - products:
  small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising

Industries:
  tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

Industrial production growth rate:
  3.1% (1997 est.)

Electricity - production:
  NA kWh

Electricity - consumption:
  42.6 million kWh

Exports:
  $2.6 million (1999)

Exports - commodities:
  lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum

Exports - partners:
  UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2004)

Imports:
  $80.9 million (1999)

Imports - commodities:
  fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles

Imports - partners:
  US, Puerto Rico, UK (2004)

Debt - external:
  $8.8 million (1998)

Economic aid - recipient:
  $9 million (2004 est.)

Currency (code):
  East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Exchange rates:
  East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003),
  2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001)
  note: fixed rate since 1976

Fiscal year:
  1 April - 31 March

§6. Anguilla Communications

Telephones - main lines in use:
  6,200 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
  1,800 (2002)

Telephone system:
  general assessment: NA
  domestic: modern internal telephone system
  international: country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of
    Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)

Radio broadcast stations:
  AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)

Television broadcast stations:
  1 (1997)

Internet country code:
  .ai

Internet hosts:
  395 (2005)

Internet users:
  3,000 (2002)

§7. Anguilla Transportation

Airports:
  3 (2005)

Airports - with paved runways:
  total: 1
  1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2005)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
  total: 2
  under 914 m: 2 (2005)

Roadways:
  total: 105 km
  paved: 65 km
  unpaved: 40 km (2002)

Ports and terminals:
  Blowing Point, Road Bay

§8. Anguilla Military

Military - note:
  defense is the responsibility of the UK

§9. Anguilla Transnational Issues

Disputes - international:
  none

Illicit drugs:
  transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and
  Europe


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