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Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) -
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.)		 -
Agriculture - products small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising -
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.)		 -
Area total:
91 sq km

land:
91 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
14.056 million sq km

note:
includes Baffin Bay, Barents Sea, Beaufort Sea, Chukchi Sea, East Siberian Sea, Greenland Sea, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Northwest Passage, and other tributary water bodies
Area - comparative about half the size of Washington, DC slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US
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. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the recently delimited Southern Ocean). The Northwest Passage (US and Canada) and Northern Sea Route (Norway and Russia) are two important seasonal waterways. A sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes circumscribes the Arctic Ocean.
Birth rate 15.17 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$20.4 million

expenditures:
$23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8 million (1997 est.)		 -
Capital The Valley -
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds polar climate characterized by persistent cold and relatively narrow annual temperature ranges; winters characterized by continuous darkness, cold and stable weather conditions, and clear skies; summers characterized by continuous daylight, damp and foggy weather, and weak cyclones with rain or snow
Coastline 61 km 45,389 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 5.61 deaths/1,000 population (2001 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 some maritime disputes (see littoral states)
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. 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. Economic activity is limited to the exploitation of natural resources, including petroleum, natural gas, fish, and seals.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
Crocus Hill 65 m		 lowest point:
Fram Basin -4,665 m

highest point:
sea level 0 m
Environment - current issues supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system endangered marine species include walruses and whales; fragile ecosystem slow to change and slow to recover from disruptions or damage; thinning polar icepack
Ethnic groups black -
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) -
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		 -
Exports $4.5 million (1998) -
Exports - commodities lobster, fish, livestock, salt -
Exports - partners NA -
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 - $96 million (1999 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
4%

industry:
18%

services:
78% (1997 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,200 (1999 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 7% (1999 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 18 15 N, 63 10 W 90 00 N, 0 00 E
Geography - note - major chokepoint is the southern Chukchi Sea (northern access to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait); strategic location between North America and Russia; shortest marine link between the extremes of eastern and western Russia; floating research stations operated by the US and Russia; maximum snow cover in March or April about 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months
Highways total:
279 km

paved:
253 km

unpaved:
26 km (1998 est.)		 -
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 $57.6 million (1998) -
Imports - commodities NA -
Imports - partners NA -
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 24.56 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (1998 est.) -
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate) -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 16 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) -
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% -
Land boundaries 0 km -
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)		 -
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 March 2005)

election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UF 4, AUM 2, independent 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
76.31 years

male:
73.41 years

female:
79.29 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
age 12 and over can read and write

total population:
95%

male:
95%

female:
95% (1984 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico body of water between Europe, Asia, and North America, mostly north of the Arctic Circle
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Arctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 -
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
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) ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May
Natural resources salt, fish, lobster sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales)
Net migration rate 17.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
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 -
Population 12,132 (July 2001 est.) -
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 2.68% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Blowing Point, Road Bay Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) -
Radios 3,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
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:
1.05 male(s)/female

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

total population:
1.03 male(s)/female (2001 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
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 5,000 (1997) -
Telephones - mobile cellular NA -
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) -
Terrain flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone central surface covered by a perennial drifting polar icepack that averages about 3 meters in thickness, although pressure ridges may be three times that size; clockwise drift pattern in the Beaufort Gyral Stream, but nearly straight-line movement from the New Siberian Islands (Russia) to Denmark Strait (between Greenland and Iceland); the icepack is surrounded by open seas during the summer, but more than doubles in size during the winter and extends to the encircling landmasses; the ocean floor is about 50% continental shelf (highest percentage of any ocean) with the remainder a central basin interrupted by three submarine ridges (Alpha Cordillera, Nansen Cordillera, and Lomonosov Ridge)
Total fertility rate 1.79 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 7% (1992 est.) -
Waterways none -
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