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| Anguilla (2004) | Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2006) | |
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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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.) |
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| Area | total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island |
| Area - comparative | about half the size of Washington, DC | about eight times the size of The Mall in 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. | These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve. |
| 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.) |
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| Capital | The Valley | - |
| Climate | tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds | tropical |
| Coastline | 61 km | 74.1 km |
| Constitution | Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 | - |
| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Anguilla |
conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
| 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 | territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Disputes - international | none | Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia has closed the surrounding waters to Indonesian traditional fishing and created a national park in the region while continuing to prospect for hydrocarbons in the vicinity |
| 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. | no economic activity |
| Electricity - consumption | 42.6 million kWh | - |
| Electricity - production | NA | - |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 3 m |
| Environment - current issues | supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system | NA |
| 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 |
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| 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 Australia is used |
| GDP | purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.) | - |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 4%
industry: 18% services: 78% (1997 est.) |
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| 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 | 12 14 S, 123 05 E |
| Geography - note | the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles | Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983 |
| Highways | total: 105 km
paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997) |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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| 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.) |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 2.3% | - |
| International organization participation | Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | 0 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 | 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) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2005) |
| Languages | English (official) | - |
| Legal system | based on English common law | the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, 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 |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.9 years
male: 73.99 years female: 79.91 years (2004 est.) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.) |
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| Location | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico | Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | Southeast Asia |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Merchant marine | none | - |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force |
| National holiday | Anguilla Day, 30 May | - |
| Nationality | noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan |
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| Natural hazards | frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) | surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards |
| Natural resources | salt, fish, lobster | fish |
| Net migration rate | 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | - |
| People - note | - | the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem |
| 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: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island (July 2006 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.) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | low with sand and coral |
| Total fertility rate | 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 6.7% (2001) | - |
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