Anguilla (2004)

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Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	0-14 years: 23.8% (male 1,569; female 1,523) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 4,641; female 4,385) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 396; female 494) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports	3 (2003 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.)
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 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.
Birth rate	14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
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	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate	5.46 deaths/1,000 population (2004 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	$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	NA
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
Ethnic groups	black (predominant), mulatto, white
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
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
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
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
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	2.8% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Highways	total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
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	total: 21.91 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.3%
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU
Irrigated land	NA sq km
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% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)
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) 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, AUM 2, ADP 1, independent 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.9 years male: 73.99 years female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)
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
Merchant marine	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Anguilla Day, 30 May
Nationality	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate	10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [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; Anguilla Patriotic Movement or APM [Quincy GUMBS]; Movement for Grassroots Democracy or MFGD [Joyce KENTISH, John BENJAMIN]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA
Population	13,008 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA
Population growth rate	1.98% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Blowing Point, Road Bay
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)
Religions	Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
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 (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
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)
Terrain	flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate	1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	6.7% (2001)

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