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 Bouvet IslandAnguilla
Administrative divisions - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,561/female 1,517)


15-64 years: 69.9% (male 4,767/female 4,501)


65 years and over: 6.9% (male 405/female 503) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products - small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports - 3 (2004 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: 58.5 sq km


land: 58.5 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC about half the size of Washington, DC
Background This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island. 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.
Birth rate - 14.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget - revenues: $22.8 million


expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital - The Valley
Climate antarctic tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline 29.6 km 61 km
Constitution - Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Bouvet Island
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla
Death rate - 5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external - $8.8 million (1998)
Dependency status territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo 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 none
Economic aid - recipient - $9 million (2004 est.)
Economy - overview no economic activity; declared a nature reserve 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.
Electricity - consumption - 42.6 million kWh
Electricity - production - NA
Elevation extremes lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues NA supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Ethnic groups - black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.6% (2001 Census)
Exchange rates - East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000)


note: 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 the flag of Norway is used 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 - composition by sector - agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (2002 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 2.8% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 54 26 S, 3 24 E 18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
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: 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 2.3%
International organization participation - Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
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% (93% ice) (2001)
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 the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply 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 21 February 2005 (next to be held 2010)


election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, ANSA 19.2%, AUM 19.4%, APP 9.5 %, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 77.11 years


male: 74.18 years


female: 80.12 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)
Location island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references Antarctic Region Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims territorial sea: 4 nm territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Norway defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Anguilla Day, 30 May
Nationality - noun: Anguillan(s)


adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards NA frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources none salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate - 8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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 uninhabited (July 2004 est.) 13,254 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - 23% (2002)
Population growth rate - 1.77% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Blowing Point, Road Bay
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: 1.03 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 (2005 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 volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate - 1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate - 8% (2002)
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