Anguilla:: Population: 15,423
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Background
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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.
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The most
northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
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Location:
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Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
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Geographic
coordinates:
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18 15 N,
63 10 W
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Area:
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total: 91
sq km land: 91 sq km water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
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Land
Boundaries:
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0 km
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Coastline:
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61 km
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Maritime
claims:
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territorial
sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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Climate:
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tropical;
moderated by northeast trade winds
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Terrain:
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flat and
low-lying island of coral and limestone
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest
point: Caribbean
Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
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Natural
resources:
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salt,
fish, lobster
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Land
use:
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arable
land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak,
few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005)
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Irrigated
land:
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NA
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Natural
hazards:
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frequent
hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
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Current
Environment Issues:
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supplies
of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of
poor distribution system
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Population:
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15,423
(July 2012 est.)
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Age
structure:
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0-14
years: 24% (male 1,861/female 1,764) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 4,855/female
5,427) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 577/female 610) (2011 est.)
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Median
age:
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total:
33.6 years male: 32.1 years female: 35 years (2012 est.)
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Population
growth rate:
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2.146%
(2012 est.)
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Birth
rate:
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12.9
births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
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Death
rate:
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4.41
deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
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Net
migration rate:
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12.97
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
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Sex
ratio:
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at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.89
male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female total population: 0.93
male(s)/female (2011 est.)
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Infant
mortality rate:
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total:
3.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 3.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3
deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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Life
expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 80.98 years male: 78.42 years female: 83.63 years (2012 est.)
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Total
fertility rate:
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1.75
children born/woman (2012 est.)
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HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS
- deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun:
Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
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Ethnic
groups:
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black
(predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001
census)
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Religions:
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Protestant
83.1% (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)
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Languages:
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English
(official)
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female:
95% (1984 est.)
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Country
name:
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conventional
long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
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Government
type:
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NA
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Capital:
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name: The
Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W time difference: UTC-4 (1
hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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Administrative
divisions:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK)
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Independence:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK)
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National
holiday:
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Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)
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Constitution:
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Anguilla
Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
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Legal
system:
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common
law based on the English model
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Suffrage:
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18 years
of age; universal
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Executive
branch:
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chief of
state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor
Alistair HARRISON (since 21 April 2009) head of government: Chief Minister
Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010) cabinet: Executive Council appointed
by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly (For
more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: the
monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following
legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the
majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor
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Legislative
branch:
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unicameral
House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex
officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) elections:
last held on 15 February 2010 (next to be held in 2015) election results:
percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - AUM 4, AUF 2, APP 1
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Judicial
branch:
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High
Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
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Political
parties and leaders:
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Anguilla
Progressive Party or APP [Brent DAVIS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or
ANSA [Edison BAIRD]; 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 United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]
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Political
pressure groups and leaders:
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International
organization participation:
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Caricom
(associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU
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Diplomatic
representation in the US:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK)
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Diplomatic
representation from the US:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK)
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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 has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing 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.
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GDP
(purchasing power parity):
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GDP
(purchasing power parity): $175.4 million (2009 est.) $191.7 million (2008
est.) $108.9 million (2004 est.)
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GDP
(official exchange rate):
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GDP
(official exchange rate): $175.4 million (2009 est.)
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GDP -
real growth rate:
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-8.5%
(2009 est.)
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GDP -
per capita (PPP):
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GDP - per
capita (PPP): $12,200 (2008 est.)
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GDP -
composition by sector:
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agriculture:
2.2% industry: 28.5% services: 69.3% (2011 est.)
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Labor
force:
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6,049
(2001)
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Labor
force - by occupation:
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agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining:
4% manufacturing: 3% construction: 18% transportation and utilities: 10%
commerce: 36% services: 29% (2000 est.)
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Unemployment
rate:
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8% (2002)
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Population
below poverty line:
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23%
(2002)
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Household
income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest
10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
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Inflation
rate (consumer prices):
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Inflation
rate (consumer prices): 2.8% (2011 est.) 1.1% (2010 est.)
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Budget:
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revenues:
$22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million (2009 est.)
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Agriculture
- products:
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small
quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
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Industries:
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tourism,
boat building, offshore financial services
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Industrial
production growth rate:
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NA%
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Electricity
- production:
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NA kWh
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Current
account balance:
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-$102.4
million (2011 est.) -$68.37 million (2010 est.)
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Exports:
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$26.2
million (2011 est.) $12.65 million (2010 est.)
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Exports
- commodities:
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lobster,
fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
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Imports:
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$153.4
million (2011 est.) $138.6 million (2010 est.)
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Imports
- commodities:
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fuels,
foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
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Debt -
external:
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$8.8
million (1998)
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Exchange
rates:
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East
Caribbean
dollars (XCD) per US dollar - 2.7 (2011 est.) 2.7 (2010 est.) 2.7 (2009)
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Fiscal
year:
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1 April -
31 March
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Telephones
in use:
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6,300
(2009) country comparison to the world: 208
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Cellular
Phones in use:
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24,000 (2009)
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Telephone
system:
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general
assessment: modern internal telephone system domestic: fixed-line teledensity
is roughly 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 160 per
100 persons international: country code - 1-264; landing point for the East
Caribbean Fiber System 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/Sint Maarten (2009)
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Radio
broadcast stations:
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Television
broadcast stations:
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Internet
country code:
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.ai
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Internet
hosts:
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283
(2010)
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Internet
users:
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3,700
(2009)
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Airports:
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3 (2012)
country comparison to the world: 192
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Airports
(paved runways):
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2012)
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Airports
(unpaved runways):
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total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2012)
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Roadways:
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total: 175 km paved: 82 km unpaved: 93 km (2004)
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Ports
and terminals:
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Blowing
Point, Road Bay
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Defense
is the responsibility of the UK
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Manpower
available for military service:
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males age
16-49: 3,641 (2010 est.)
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Manpower
fit for military service:
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males age
16-49: 3,009 females age 16-49: 3,397 (2010 est.)
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