2005 Edition

Administrative divisions

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Age structure

0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,561/female 1,517) 15-64 years: 69.9% (male 4,767/female 4,501) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 405/female 503) (2005 est.)

Agriculture - products

small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising

Airports

3 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total

1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total

2 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.) Military Anguilla

Area

land

102 sq km

total

102 sq km

water

0 sq km

Area - comparative

about half the size of Washington, DC

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. Geography Anguilla

Birth rate

14.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Budget

expenditures

$22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)

revenues

$22.8 million

Capital

The Valley

Climate

tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Coastline

61 km

Constitution

Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990

Country name

conventional long form

none

conventional short form

Anguilla

Currency (code)

East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Currency code

XCD

Death rate

5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Debt - external

$8.8 million (1998)

Dependency status

overseas territory of the UK

Diplomatic representation from the US

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Diplomatic representation in the US

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Disputes - international

none

Economic aid - recipient

$9 million (2004 est.)

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.

Electricity - consumption

42.6 million kWh

Electricity - production

NA

Electricity - production by source

fossil fuel

NA

hydro

NA

nuclear

NA

other

NA

Elevation extremes

highest point

Crocus Hill 65 m

lowest point

Caribbean Sea 0 m

Environment - current issues

supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system

Ethnic groups

black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.6% (2001 Census)

Exchange rates

East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000) note: fixed rate since 1976

Executive branch

cabinet

Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly

chief of state

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004)

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

head of government

Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000)

Exports

$2.6 million (1999)

Exports - commodities

lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum

Exports - partners

UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)

Fiscal year

1 April - 31 March Communications Anguilla

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 Economy Anguilla

GDP - composition by sector

agriculture

4%

industry

18%

services

78% (2002 est.)

GDP - per capita

purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2002 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

2.8% (2001 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$112 million (2002 est.)

Geographic coordinates

18 15 N, 63 10 W

Geography - note

the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles People Anguilla

Government type

NA

Highways

paved

65 km

total

105 km

unpaved

40 km (1997)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Illicit drugs

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Imports

$80.9 million (1999)

Imports - commodities

fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles

Imports - partners

US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)

Independence

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Industrial production growth rate

3.1% (1997 est.)

Industries

tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

Infant mortality rate

female

14.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

male

27.59 deaths/1,000 live births

total

21.03 deaths/1,000 live births

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.3%

International organization participation

Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU

Internet country code

.ai

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

16 (2000)

Internet users

3,000 (2002) Transportation Anguilla

Irrigated land

NA

Judicial branch

High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)

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.)

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land

0%

other

100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)

permanent crops

0%

Languages

English (official)

Legal system

based on English common law

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)

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

elections

last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held 2010)

Life expectancy at birth

female

80.12 years (2005 est.)

male

74.18 years

total population

77.11 years

Literacy

definition: age 12 and over can read and write

female

95% (1984 est.) Government Anguilla

male

95%

total population

95%

Location

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

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

exclusive fishing zone

200 nm

territorial sea

3 nm

Median age

female

30.7 years (2005 est.)

male

30.81 years

total

30.76 years

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of the UK Transnational Issues Anguilla

National holiday

Anguilla Day, 30 May

Nationality

adjective

Anguillan

noun

Anguillan(s)

Natural hazards

frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)

Natural resources

salt, fish, lobster

Net migration rate

8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

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

Population

13,254 (July 2005 est.)

Population below poverty line

23% (2002)

Population growth rate

1.77% (2005 est.)

Ports and harbors

Blowing Point, Road Bay

Radio broadcast stations

AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)

Radios

3,000 (1997)

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)

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: 0.8 male(s)/female

total population

1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Telephone system

domestic

modern internal telephone system

general assessment

NA

international

country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)

Telephones - main lines in use

6,200 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular

1,800 (2002)

Television broadcast stations

1 (1997)

Televisions

1,000 (1997)

Terrain

flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.)

Unemployment rate

8% (2002)