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 Anguilla (2004)Indian Ocean (2004)
 AnguillaIndian Ocean
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: 68.556 million sq km


note: includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Area - comparative about half the size of Washington, DC about 5.5 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 Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, but larger than the Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean). Four critically important access waterways are the Suez Canal (Egypt), Bab el Mandeb (Djibouti-Yemen), Strait of Hormuz (Iran-Oman), and Strait of Malacca (Indonesia-Malaysia). The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Indian Ocean south of 60 degrees south.
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 northeast monsoon (December to April), southwest monsoon (June to October); tropical cyclones occur during May/June and October/November in the northern Indian Ocean and January/February in the southern Indian Ocean
Coastline 61 km 66,526 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 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. 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. The Indian Ocean provides major sea routes connecting the Middle East, Africa, and East Asia with Europe and the Americas. It carries a particularly heavy traffic of petroleum and petroleum products from the oilfields of the Persian Gulf and Indonesia. Its fish are of great and growing importance to the bordering countries for domestic consumption and export. Fishing fleets from Russia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan also exploit the Indian Ocean, mainly for shrimp and tuna. Large reserves of hydrocarbons are being tapped in the offshore areas of Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, and western Australia. An estimated 40% of the world's offshore oil production comes from the Indian Ocean. Beach sands rich in heavy minerals and offshore placer deposits are actively exploited by bordering countries, particularly India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
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: Java Trench -7,258 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 the dugong, seals, turtles, and whales; oil pollution in the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea
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 20 00 S, 80 00 E
Geography - note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles major chokepoints include Bab el Mandeb, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, southern access to the Suez Canal, and the Lombok Strait
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 body of water between Africa, the Southern Ocean, Asia, and Australia
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Political Map of the World
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) occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
Natural resources salt, fish, lobster oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules
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 Chennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban (South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India) Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (South Africa)
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 surface dominated by counterclockwise gyre (broad, circular system of currents) in the southern Indian Ocean; unique reversal of surface currents in the northern Indian Ocean; low atmospheric pressure over southwest Asia from hot, rising, summer air results in the southwest monsoon and southwest-to-northeast winds and currents, while high pressure over northern Asia from cold, falling, winter air results in the northeast monsoon and northeast-to-southwest winds and currents; ocean floor is dominated by the Mid-Indian Ocean Ridge and subdivided by the Southeast Indian Ocean Ridge, Southwest Indian Ocean Ridge, and Ninetyeast Ridge
Total fertility rate 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate 6.7% (2001) -
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