Compare Anguilla (2008) - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)

Compare Anguilla (2008) z French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)

	Anguilla (2008)	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)

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 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Age structure	0-14 years: 22.3% (male 1,546/female 1,502) 15-64 years: 70.8% (male 4,979/female 4,705) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 423/female 522) (2007 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising	-
Airports	3 (2007)	none (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2007)	-
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Area - comparative	about half the size of Washington, DC	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
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 Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
Birth rate	13.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million (2000 est.)	-
Capital	name: The Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	-
Climate	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds	antarctic
Coastline	61 km	1,232 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 the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises
Death rate	5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	-
Debt - external	$8.8 million (1998)	-
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)
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	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
Economic aid - recipient	$9 million (2004 est.)	-
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 servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.
Electricity - production	NA kWh	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m
Environment - current issues	supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system	NA
Ethnic groups	black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 Census)	-
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976	-
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Andrew N. GEORGE (since 10 July 2006) 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	$13 million (2006)	-
Exports - commodities	lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum	-
Exports - partners	UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2006)	-
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 France is used
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (2002 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	10.2% (2004 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W	43 00 S, 67 00 E
Geography - note	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
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	$143 million (2006)	-
Imports - commodities	fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles	-
Imports - partners	US, Puerto Rico, UK (2006)	-
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: 19.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	5.3% (2006 est.)	-
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU	-
Irrigated land	NA	0 sq km (1998 est.)
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) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (official)	-
Legal system	based on English common law	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch	unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, AUM 19.4%, ANSA 19.2%, APP 9.5%, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 77.46 years male: 74.53 years female: 80.49 years (2007 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	southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	-	total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of France
National holiday	Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)	-
Nationality	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan	-
Natural hazards	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster	fish, crayfish
Net migration rate	5.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS] (a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA); Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	-
Population	13,677 (July 2007 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	23% (2002)	-
Population growth rate	1.375% (2007 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)	-
Religions	Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)	-
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.029 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.058 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.033 male(s)/female (2007 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) (2007)	-
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	volcanic
Total fertility rate	1.72 children born/woman (2007 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	8% (2002)	-
Waterways	-	none

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