Anguilla

Internet country code

.ai

Internet users

3,000 (2002)

Radio broadcast stations

AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)

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)

Telephones - main lines in use

6,200 (2002)

Telephones - mobile cellular

1,800 (2002)

Television broadcast stations

1 (1997)

Agriculture - products

small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising

Budget

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

Currency (code)

East Caribbean dollar (XCD)

Debt - external

$8.8 million (1998)

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

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

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

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$112 million (2002 est.)

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.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA

Imports

$80.9 million (1999)

Imports - commodities

fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles

Imports - partners

US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)

Industrial production growth rate

3.1% (1997 est.)

Industries

tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.3%

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.)

Population below poverty line

23% (2002)

Unemployment rate

8% (2002)

Area

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

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) (2001)

Location

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

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 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 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

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), UPU

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 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

National holiday

Anguilla Day, 30 May

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

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: 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.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Ethnic groups

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

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Languages

English (official)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.11 years male: 74.18 years female: 80.12 years (2005 est.)

Literacy

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

Median age

total: 30.76 years male: 30.81 years female: 30.7 years (2005 est.)

Nationality

noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan

Net migration rate

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

Population

13,254 (July 2005 est.)

Population growth rate

1.77% (2005 est.)

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.)

Total fertility rate

1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.)

Disputes - international

none

Illicit drugs

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

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.)

Highways

total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997)

Ports and harbors

Blowing Point, Road Bay