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 AnguillaGuernsey
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale
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.)
0-14 years: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784)


15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298)


65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports 3 (2003 est.) 2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2007)
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: 78 sq km


land: 78 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative about half the size of Washington, DC about one-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. Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate 14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) 8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget revenues: $22.8 million


expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
revenues: $563.6 million


expenditures: $530.9 million (2005)
Capital The Valley name: Saint Peter Port


geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W


time difference: UTC 0 (5 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 with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 61 km 50 km
Constitution Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey


conventional short form: Guernsey
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 5.46 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external $8.8 million (1998) $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $3.5 million (1995) $NA
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. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption 42.6 million kWh NA kWh
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production NA NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 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 UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976) Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002)


note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005)


head of government: Chief Minister Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007)


cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation


elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Deliberation


election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports $2.6 million (1999) $NA
Exports - commodities lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000) UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
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 white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (1997 est.)
agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 2.8% (2001 est.) 3% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates 18 15 N, 63 10 W 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
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
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) $NA
Imports - commodities fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000) UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate 3.1% (1997 est.) NA%
Industries tourism, boat building, offshore financial services tourism, banking
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.)
total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.3% 3.4% (June 2006)
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU UPU
Irrigated land NA sq km NA
Judicial branch High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) Royal Court
Labor force 6,049 (2001) 31,470 (March 2006)
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: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
Languages English (official) English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system based on English common law the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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
unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth total population: 76.9 years


male: 73.99 years


female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)
total population: 80.53 years


male: 77.53 years


female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
Literacy definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)
definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine none -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday Anguilla Day, 30 May Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality noun: Anguillan(s)


adjective: Anguillan
noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) NA
Natural resources salt, fish, lobster cropland
Net migration rate 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 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] none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 13,008 (July 2004 est.) 65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate 1.98% (2004 est.) 0.239% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors Blowing Point, Road Bay -
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12% Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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.)
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.027 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 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)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use 6,200 (2002) 45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,800 (2002) 43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.) 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 6.7% (2001) 0.9% (March 2006 est.)
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