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One of Great Britain's few remaining colonies, Anguilla is a long, thin coral island with an economy based on salt and seafood. Its population is mostly descended from African slaves.

Anguilla's image is that of an expensive and exclusive resort island and there are many luxurious hotels along the beach fronts. There are no buses on the island and few cars. Just 26km long, it is made entirely of coral limestone. Its flat land is covered in thick scrub, now being steadily cleared for building. In the 1960s, when St Kitts and Nevis gained independence from the UK, Anguilla was joined politically to them. However, the Anguillans had none of it - the St Kitts policemen were thrown out, a few shots were fired and Anguilla remained British, while the ties to St Kitts-Nevis were cut. In 1982 it was granted its own constitution and an 11-member assembly was set up.

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{\B}Location:{\N} Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico

{\B}Map references:{\N} Central America and the Caribbean

{\B}Area:{\N}
{\I}total area:{\N} 91 sq km
{\I}land area:{\N} 91 sq km

{\B}Land boundaries:{\N} 0 km

{\B}Coastline:{\N} 61 km

{\B}Climate:{\N} tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

{\B}Terrain:{\N} flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

{\B}Natural resources:{\N} negligible; salt, fish, lobster

{\B}Land use:{\N}
{\I}arable land:{\N} NA%
{\I}permanent crops:{\N} NA%
{\I}meadows and pastures:{\N} NA%
{\I}forest and woodland:{\N} NA%
{\I}other:{\N} NA% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds)

{\B}Irrigated land:{\N} NA sq km

{\B}Environment:{\N}
{\I}current issues:{\N} supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
{\I}natural hazards:{\N} frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
{\I}international agreements:{\N} NA

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{\B}Population:{\N} 7,099 (July 1995 est.)

{\B}Age structure:{\N}
{\I}0-14 years:{\N} 32% (female 1,129; male 1,115)
{\I}15-64 years:{\N} 60% (female 2,101; male 2,126)
{\I}65 years and over:{\N} 8% (female 362; male 266) (July 1995 est.)

{\B}Population growth rate:{\N} 0.66% (1995 est.)

{\B}Birth rate:{\N} 24.09 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

{\B}Death rate:{\N} 8.03 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

{\B}Net migration rate:{\N} -9.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

{\B}Infant mortality rate:{\N} 17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

{\B}Life expectancy at birth:{\N}
{\I}total population:{\N} 74.1 years
{\I}male:{\N} 71.32 years
{\I}female:{\N} 76.91 years (1995 est.)

{\B}Total fertility rate:{\N} 3.05 children born/woman (1995 est.)

{\B}Nationality:{\N}
{\I}noun:{\N} Anguillan(s)
{\I}adjective:{\N} Anguillan

{\B}Ethnic divisions:{\N} black African

{\B}Religions:{\N} Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%

{\B}Languages:{\N} English (official)

{\B}Literacy:{\N} age 12 and over can read and write (1984)
{\I}total population:{\N} 95%
{\I}male:{\N} 95%
{\I}female:{\N} 95%

{\B}Labour force:{\N} 4,400 (1992)
{\I}by occupation:{\N} commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%

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{\B}Names:{\N}
{\I}conventional long form:{\N} none
{\I}conventional short form:{\N} Anguilla

{\B}Digraph:{\N} AV

{\B}Type:{\N} dependent territory of the UK

{\B}Capital:{\N} The Valley

{\B}Administrative divisions:{\N} none (dependent territory of the UK)

{\B}Independence:{\N} none (dependent territory of the UK)

{\B}National holiday:{\N} Anguilla Day, 30 May

{\B}Constitution:{\N} Anguilla Constitutional Orders 1 April 1982; amended 1990

{\B}Legal system:{\N} based on English common law

{\B}Suffrage:{\N} 18 years of age; universal

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{\B}Overview:{\N} Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on lobster fishing, offshore banking, tourism, and remittances from emigrants. In recent years the economy has benefited from a boom in tourism and  construction. Development plans centre around the improvement of the  infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist facilities, and also  light industry.

{\B}National product:{\N} GDP - purchasing power parity - $49 million (1993 est.)

{\B}National product real growth rate:{\N} 7.5% (1992)

{\B}National product per capita:{\N} $7,000 (1993 est.)

{\B}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{\N} 3% (1992 est.)

{\B}Unemployment rate:{\N} 7% (1992 est.)

{\B}Budget:{\N}
{\I}revenues:{\N} $13.8 million
{\I}expenditures:{\N} $15.2 million, including capital expenditures of $2.4 million (1992 est.)

{\B}Exports:{\N} $556,000 (f.o.b., 1992)
{\I}commodities:{\N} lobster and salt
{\I}partners:{\N} NA

{\B}Imports:{\N} $33.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)
{\I}commodities:{\N} NA
{\I}partners:{\N} NA

{\B}External debt:{\N} $NA

{\B}Industrial production:{\N} growth rate NA%

{\B}Electricity:{\N}
{\I}capacity:{\N} 2,000 kW
{\I}production:{\N} 6 million kWh
{\I}consumption per capita:{\N} 862 kWh (1992)

{\B}Industries:{\N} tourism, boat building, salt

{\B}Agriculture:{\N} pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, poultry, fishing (including lobster)

{\B}Economic aid:{\N}
{\I}recipient:{\N} Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $38 million

{\B}Currency:{\N} 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

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{\B}Railroads:{\N} 0 km

{\B}Highways:{\N}
{\I}total:{\N} 105 km (1992 est.)
{\I}paved:{\N} 65 km
{\I}unpaved:{\N} gravel and earth 40 km

{\B}Ports:{\N} Blowing Point, Road Bay

{\B}Merchant marine:{\N} none

{\B}Airports:{\N}
{\I}total:{\N} 3
{\I}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{\N} 1
{\I}with paved runways under 914 m:{\N} 2

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{\B}Telephone system:{\N} 890 telephones; modern internal telephone system
{\I}local:{\N} NA
{\I}intercity:{\N} NA
{\I}international:{\N} radio relay microwave link to island of Saint Martin

{\B}Radio:{\N}
{\I}broadcast stations:{\N} AM 3, FM 1, shortwave 0
{\I}radios:{\N} NA

{\B}Television:{\N}
{\I}broadcast stations:{\N} 0
{\I}televisions:{\N} NA

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{\B}Note:{\N} defence is the responsibility of the UK