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Anguilla

2003 Edition — territory

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Communications
Internet users (Internet Service Providers (ISPs)) [time series]
16 (2000)
Internet country code [time series]
.ai
Internet users [time series]
919 (2000)
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
4,974 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
1,629 (2000)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
1 (1997)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Budget [time series]
revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Exchange rates (Currency code) [time series]
XCD
Debt - external [time series]
$8.8 million (1998)
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
$3.5 million (1995)
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
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 [time series]
42.6 million kWh
Electricity - production [time series]
NA (2000)
Electricity - production by source [time series]
fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% other: NA% nuclear: NA%
Exchange rates [time series]
East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
Exports [time series]
$2.6 million (1999)
Exports - commodities [time series]
lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Exports - partners [time series]
UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)
Fiscal year [time series]
1 April - 31 March
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (1997 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
2.8% (2001 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports [time series]
$80.9 million (1999)
Imports - commodities [time series]
fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Imports - partners [time series]
US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
3.1% (1997 est.)
Industries [time series]
tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
2.3%
Labor force [time series]
6,049 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4% (2000 est,)
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
6.7% (2001)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 102 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
about half the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline [time series]
61 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Geographic coordinates [time series]
18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note [time series]
the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (1998 est.)
Location [time series]
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references [time series]
Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Natural hazards [time series]
frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources [time series]
salt, fish, lobster
Terrain [time series]
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Capital [time series]
The Valley
Constitution [time series]
Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
Dependency status [time series]
overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter JOHNSTONE (since NA February 2000) 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 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
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
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
Government type [time series]
NA
Independence [time series]
none (overseas territory of the UK)
International organization participation [time series]
Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate)
Judicial branch [time series]
High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Legal system [time series]
based on English common law
Legislative branch [time series]
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, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1
National holiday [time series]
Anguilla Day, 30 May
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
Anguilla United Party or AUP [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
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
NA
Suffrage [time series]
18 years of age; universal
Introduction
Background [time series]
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.
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 24.3% (male 1,575; female 1,526) 15-64 years: 68.8% (male 4,504; female 4,262) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 387; female 484) (2003 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
14.68 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Death rate [time series]
5.42 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
black (predominant), mulatto, white
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
NA%
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 22.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) male: 29.84 deaths/1,000 live births
Languages [time series]
English (official)
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 76.7 years male: 73.79 years female: 79.7 years (2003 est.)
Literacy [time series]
definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)
Median age [time series]
total: 30 years male: 30 years female: 29.9 years (2002)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Net migration rate [time series]
12.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Population [time series]
12,738 (July 2003 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
2.21% (2003 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
Sex ratio [time series]
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 (2003 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.76 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none
Illicit drugs [time series]
transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Transportation
Airports [time series]
3 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]
total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2002)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997)
Merchant marine [time series]
none (2002 est.)
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Blowing Point, Road Bay
Railways [time series]
0 km
Waterways [time series]
none