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 Anguilla (2004)New Caledonia (2002)
 AnguillaNew Caledonia
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 provinces named Iles Loyaute, Nord, and Sud
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: 30% (male 31,862; female 30,577)


15-64 years: 64.1% (male 67,043; female 66,102)


65 years and over: 5.9% (male 5,777; female 6,497) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising vegetables; beef, deer, other livestock products
Airports 3 (2003 est.) 29 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
total: 9


over 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 6


under 914 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
total: 21


914 to 1,523 m: 12


under 914 m: 9 (2002)
Area total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 19,060 sq km


land: 18,575 sq km


water: 485 sq km
Area - comparative about half the size of Washington, DC slightly smaller than New Jersey
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. Settled by both Britain and France during the first half of the 19th century, the island was made a French possession in 1853. It served as a penal colony for four decades after 1864. Agitation for independence during the 1980s and early 1990s seems to have dissipated.
Birth rate 14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) 19.91 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget revenues: $22.8 million


expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
revenues: $861.3 million


expenditures: $735.3 million, including capital expenditures of $52 million (1996 est.)
Capital The Valley Noumea
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid
Coastline 61 km 2,254 km
Constitution Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla
conventional long form: Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies


conventional short form: New Caledonia


local long form: Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances


local short form: Nouvelle-Caledonie
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF); note - may adopt the euro in 2003
Death rate 5.46 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) 5.62 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external $8.8 million (1998) $79 million (1998 est.)
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK overseas territory of France since 1956
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international none Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by France and Vanuatu
Economic aid - recipient $3.5 million (1995) $880 million annual subsidy from France
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. New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel resources. In recent years, the economy has suffered because of depressed international demand for nickel, the principal source of export earnings. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, the substantial financial support from France and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. The situation in 1998 was clouded by the spillover of financial problems in East Asia and by lower prices for nickel. Nickel prices jumped in 1999-2000, and large additions were made to capacity. Strikes in the building industry in 2001, which lasted four months, adversely affected many other sectors of the economy. French Government interests in the New Caledonian nickel industry are being transferred to local ownership.
Electricity - consumption 42.6 million kWh 1.455 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production NA 1.565 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 78%


hydro: 22%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


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


highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m
Environment - current issues supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system erosion caused by mining exploitation and forest fires
Ethnic groups black (predominant), mulatto, white Melanesian 42.5%, European 37.1%, Wallisian 8.4%, Polynesian 3.8%, Indonesian 3.6%, Vietnamese 1.6%, other 3%
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976) Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 135.04 (January 2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.44 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998), 106.11 (1997); note - linked at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
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: President of France Jacques CHIRAC (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner Daniel CONSTANTIN (since 3 July 2002)


head of government: President of the Government Pierre FROGIER (since 5 April 2001)


cabinet: Consultative Committee


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the government elected by the members of the Territorial Congress; note - last election held 28 November 2002 when Pierre FROGIER was reelected
Exports $2.6 million (1999) $400 million f.o.b. (2000)
Exports - commodities lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum ferronickels, nickel ore, fish
Exports - partners UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000) Japan 25.8%, France 18.8%, Taiwan 12%, Australia 8.2%, US 3.0% (1999)
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 the flag of France is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.) purchasing power parity - $3.1 billion (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (1997 est.)
agriculture: 5%


industry: 30%


services: 65% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.) purchasing power parity - $15,000 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 2.8% (2001 est.) 2.1% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 18 15 N, 63 10 W 21 30 S, 165 30 E
Geography - note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles consists of the main island of New Caledonia (one of the largest in the Pacific Ocean), the archipelago of Iles Loyaute, and numerous small, sparsely populated islands and atolls
Heliports - 5 (2002)
Highways total: 105 km


paved: 65 km


unpaved: 40 km (1997)
total: 4,825 km


paved: 2,287 km


unpaved: 2,538 km (1999)
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) $1 billion f.o.b. (2000)
Imports - commodities fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles transport equipment, machinery and electrical equipment, fuels, minerals, wine, sugar, rice
Imports - partners US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000) France 50.2%, Australia 15.1%, Singapore 5.9%, New Zealand 5.2%, Japan 3.7% (1999)
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France); note - a referendum on independence was held in 1998 but did not pass; a new referendum is scheduled for 2014
Industrial production growth rate 3.1% (1997 est.) -0.6% (1996)
Industries tourism, boat building, offshore financial services nickel mining and smelting
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.)
8.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.3% 2.3% (2000 est.)
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU ESCAP (associate), FZ, ICFTU, SPC, WFTU, WMO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km 160 sq km (1991)
Judicial branch High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; County Courts; Joint Commerce Tribunal Court; Children's Court
Labor force 6,049 (2001) 79,395 (including 15,018 unemployed, 1996)
Labor force - by occupation agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.) agriculture 7%, industry 23%, services 70% (1999 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: 0.38%


permanent crops: 0.33%


other: 99.29% (1998 est.)
Languages English (official) French (official), 33 Melanesian-Polynesian dialects
Legal system based on English common law the 1988 Matignon Accords grant substantial autonomy to the islands; formerly under French 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
unicameral Territorial Congress or Congres Territorial (54 seats; members are members of the three Provincial Assemblies or Assemblees Provinciales elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 9 May 1999 (next to be held NA 2004)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPCR 24, FLNKS 12, UNI 6, FCCI 4, FN 4, Alliance pour la Caledonie 3, LKS 1


note: New Caledonia elects 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; New Caledonia also elects 2 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held 9 and 16 June 2002 (next to be held 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA
Life expectancy at birth total population: 76.9 years


male: 73.99 years


female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)
total population: 73.27 years


male: 70.32 years


female: 76.36 years (2002 est.)
Literacy definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 91%


male: 92%


female: 90% (1976 est.)
Location Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine none total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,261 GRT/1,600 DWT


ships by type: cargo 1


note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Malaysia 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches - no regular indigenous military forces; French Armed Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force, Gendarmerie); Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $192.3 million (FY96)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - 5.3% (FY96)
National holiday Anguilla Day, 30 May Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun: Anguillan(s)


adjective: Anguillan
noun: New Caledonian(s)


adjective: New Caledonian
Natural hazards frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) cyclones, most frequent from November to March
Natural resources salt, fish, lobster nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper
Net migration rate 10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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] Alliance pour la Caledonie or APLC [Didier LE ROUX]; Federation des Comites de Coordination des Independantistes or FCCI [Raphael MAPOU]; Front National or FN [Guy GEORGE]; Front Uni de Liberation Kanak or FULK [Ernest UNE]; Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS [Rock WAMYTAN] (includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM); Parti de Liberation Kanak or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE and Elie POIGOUNE]; Rally for Caledonia in the Republic or RPCR [Jacques LAFLEUR]; Union Nationale pour l'Independance or UNI [Paul NEAOUTYINE]; note - may no longer exist, but Paul NEAOUTYINE has since become a president of Parti de Liberation Kanak or PALIKA; Union Progressiste Melanesienne or UPM [Victor TUTUGORO]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA NA
Population 13,008 (July 2004 est.) 207,858 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA NA%
Population growth rate 1.98% (2004 est.) 1.43% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors Blowing Point, Road Bay Mueo, Noumea, Thio
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 107,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km (2002)
Religions Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12% Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%
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: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female


total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 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: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 6,200 (2002) 47,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,800 (2002) 13,040 (1998)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 6 (plus 25 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone coastal plains with interior mountains
Total fertility rate 1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.) 2.44 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate 6.7% (2001) 19% (1996)
Waterways - none
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