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 Anguilla (2004)Akrotiri (2006)
 AnguillaAkrotiri
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		 total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative about half the size of Washington, DC about 0.7 times 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. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
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 name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 61 km 56.3 km
Constitution Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla		 conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
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 overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) 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. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
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 shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
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		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
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 the flag of the UK is used
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 34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
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 total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 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) English, Greek
Legal system based on English common law the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
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 peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 -
Merchant marine none -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
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.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
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) FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
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) British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
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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