Anguilla

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

16 (2000)

Internet country code

.ai

Internet users

919 (2000)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios

3,000 (1997)

Telephone system

general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)

Telephones - main lines in use

4,974 (2000)

Telephones - mobile cellular

1,629 (2000)

Television broadcast stations

1 (1997)

Televisions

1,000 (1997)

Agriculture - products

small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising

Budget

revenues: $20.4 million expenditures: $23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8 million

Currency

East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Currency code

XCD

Debt - external

$8.8 million (1998)

Economic aid - recipient

$3.5 million (1995)

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

45.85 million kWh (2000)

Electricity - production by source

fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% other: NA% nuclear: NA%

Exchange rates

East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)

Exports

$2.6 million (1999)

Exports - commodities

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

Exports - partners

UK, US, Puerto Rico

Fiscal year

1 April - 31 March

GDP

purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.)

GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (1997 est.)

GDP - per capita

purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.)

GDP - real growth rate

0% (2001 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Imports

$80.9 million (1999)

Imports - commodities

fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, textiles

Imports - partners

US, Puerto Rico, UK

Industrial production growth rate

3.1%

Industries

tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.3%

Labor force

6,735 (1999) (1999)

Labor force - by occupation

commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%

Population below poverty line

NA%

Unemployment rate

8% (1999) (1999)

Area

total: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 102 sq km

Area - comparative

about half the size of Washington, DC

Climate

tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Coastline

61 km

Elevation extremes

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

Environment - current issues

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

Geographic coordinates

18 15 N, 63 10 W

Geography - note

the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles

Irrigated land

NA sq km

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (1998 est.)

Location

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM

Natural hazards

frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)

Natural resources

salt, fish, lobster

Terrain

flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Administrative divisions

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Capital

The Valley

Constitution

Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990

Country name

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla

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)

Executive branch

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter JOHNSTONE (since NA February 2000) 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) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly

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

Government type

NA

Independence

none (overseas territory of the UK)

International organization participation

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

Judicial branch

High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)

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) elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1

National holiday

Anguilla Day, 30 May

Political parties and leaders

Anguilla United Party or AUP [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA

Political pressure groups and leaders

NA

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

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.

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Age structure

0-14 years: 25% (male 1,575; female 1,529) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 4,356; female 4,124) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 383; female 479) (2002 est.)

Birth rate

14.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Ethnic groups

black (predominant), mulatto, white

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA%

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

Infant mortality rate

23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Languages

English (official)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.5 years female: 79.5 years (2002 est.) male: 73.6 years

Literacy

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

Nationality

noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan

Net migration rate

15.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Population

12,446 (July 2002 est.)

Population growth rate

2.44% (2002 est.)

Religions

Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.02 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 (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)

Disputes - international

none

Illicit drugs

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

Airports

3 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2002)

Highways

total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1998 est.)

Merchant marine

none (2002 est.)

Ports and harbors

Blowing Point, Road Bay

Railways

0 km

Waterways

none