Anguilla

Anguilla    Introduction Top of Page
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.
Anguilla    Geography Top of Page
Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean
Sea, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates: 18 15 N, 63 10 W
Map
references:
Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total:  91 sq km

land:  91 sq km

water:  0 sq km

Area –
comparative:
about half the size of Washington,
DC
Land
boundaries:
0 km
Coastline: 61 km
Maritime
claims:
exclusive fishing
zone: 
200 NM

territorial sea:  3 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%

permanent
pastures: 
0%

forests and woodland:  0%

other:  100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few
trees, some commercial salt ponds)

Irrigated land: NA sq km
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
Anguilla    People Top of Page
Population: 12,132 (July 2001 est.)
Age
structure:
0-14 years:  25.55%
(male 1,574; female 1,526)

15-64 years:  67.47% (male
4,200; female 3,985)

65 years and over:  6.98% (male
376; female 471) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.68% (2001 est.)
Birth
rate:
15.17 births/1,000 population (2001
est.)
Death
rate:
5.61 deaths/1,000 population (2001
est.)
Net
migration rate:
17.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2001 est.)
Sex
ratio:
at birth:  1.03
male(s)/female

under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years:  1.05 male(s)/female

65 years
and over: 
0.8 male(s)/female

total
population: 
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant
mortality rate:
24.56 deaths/1,000 live births
(2001 est.)
Life
expectancy at birth:
total population: 
76.31 years

male:  73.41 years

female:  79.29 years (2001 est.)

Total
fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2001
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
Religions: Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
Languages: English (official)
Literacy: definition:  age 12 and
over can read and write

total population:  95%

male:  95%

female:  95% (1984
est.)

Anguilla    Government Top of Page
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 Peter
JOHNSTON (since NA February 2000)

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; chief minister appointed by the governor from
among the members of the House of Assembly

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 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA March 2005)

election
results: 
percent of vote by party – NA%; seats by party – UF 4,
AUM 2, independent 1

Judicial
branch:
High Court (judge provided by
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Political parties and leaders: Anguilla United Movement or AUM
[Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMMING, Victor BANKS],
a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla
National Alliance or ANA
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
International organization participation: Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol
(subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate)
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
Anguilla    Economy Top of Page
Economy
– overview:
Anguilla has few natural resources,
and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking,
lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. The economy, and
especially the tourism sector, suffered a setback in late 1995 due to the
effects of Hurricane Luis in September but recovered in 1996. 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. A comprehensive package of financial services
legislation was enacted in late 1994. In the medium term, prospects for
the economy will depend on the tourism sector and, therefore, on
continuing income growth in the industrialized nations as well as
favorable weather conditions.
GDP: purchasing power parity – $96
million (1999 est.)
GDP –
real growth rate:
7% (1999 est.)
GDP –
per capita:
purchasing power parity – $8,200
(1999 est.)
GDP –
composition by sector:
agriculture:  4%

industry:  18%

services:  78%
(1997 est.)

Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage
share:
lowest 10%:  NA%

highest 10%:  NA%

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% (1998 est.)
Labor
force:
4,400 (1992)
Labor
force – by occupation:
commerce 36%, services 29%,
construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%,
agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%
Unemployment rate: 7% (1992 est.)
Budget: revenues:  $20.4
million

expenditures:  $23.3 million, including
capital expenditures of $3.8 million (1997 est.)

Industries: tourism, boat building, offshore
financial services
Industrial production growth rate: 3.1% (1997 est.)
Electricity – production: NA kWh
Electricity – production by source: fossil fuel:  NA%

hydro:  NA%

nuclear:  NA%

other:  NA%

Electricity – consumption: NA kWh
Agriculture – products: small quantities of tobacco,
vegetables; cattle raising
Exports: $4.5 million (1998)
Exports
– commodities:
lobster, fish, livestock, salt
Exports
– partners:
NA
Imports: $57.6 million (1998)
Imports
– commodities:
NA
Imports
– partners:
NA
Debt –
external:
$8.8 million (1998)
Economic
aid – recipient:
$3.5 million (1995)
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Currency
code:
XCD
Exchange
rates:
East Caribbean dollars per US
dollar – 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Fiscal
year:
1 April – 31 March
Anguilla    Communications Top of Page
Telephones – main lines in use: 5,000 (1997)
Telephones – mobile cellular: NA
Telephone system: general assessment:  NA

domestic:  modern internal telephone system

international:  microwave radio relay to island of
Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)

Radio
broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios: 3,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)
Televisions: 1,000 (1997)
Internet
country code:
.ai
Internet
Service Providers (ISPs):
16 (2000)
Internet
users:
NA
Anguilla    Transportation Top of Page
Railways: 0 km
Highways: total:  279 km

paved:  253 km

unpaved:  26 km
(1998 est.)

Waterways: none
Ports
and harbors:
Blowing Point, Road Bay
Merchant
marine:
none (2000 est.)
Airports: 3 (2000 est.)
Airports
– with paved runways:
total:  1

914 to 1,523 m:  1 (2000 est.)

Airports
– with unpaved runways:
total:  2

under 914 m:  2 (2000 est.)

Anguilla    Military Top of Page
Military
– note:
defense is the responsibility of
the UK
Anguilla    Transnational Issues Top of Page
Disputes
– international:
none
Illicit
drugs:
transshipment point for South
American narcotics destined for the US and Europe

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