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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.
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Population: |
13,008 (July
2004 est.) |
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Age structure: |
0-14
years: 23.8% (male 1,569; female 1,523)
15-64 years:
69.4% (male 4,641; female 4,385)
65 years and over: 6.8%
(male 396; female 494) (2004 est.) |
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Median age: |
total: 30.4 years
male: 30.4 years
female: 30.3 years (2004 est.) |
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Population growth rate: |
1.98% (2004
est.) |
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Birth rate: |
14.45
births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate: |
5.46
deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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Net migration rate: |
10.76
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
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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 (2004 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate: |
total:
21.91 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.72 deaths/1,000
live births
female: 14.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004
est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total
population: 76.9 years
male: 73.99 years
female: 79.91 years (2004 est.) |
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Total fertility rate: |
1.74 children
born/woman (2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun:
Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan |
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Ethnic groups: |
black
(predominant), mulatto, white |
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Religions: |
Anglican
40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman
Catholic 3%, other 12% |
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Languages: |
English
(official) |
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Literacy: |
definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
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Country name: |
conventional long form: none
conventional short
form: Anguilla |
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Dependency status: |
overseas
territory of the UK |
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Government type: |
NA |
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Capital: |
The Valley
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Administrative divisions: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Independence: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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National holiday: |
Anguilla
Day, 30 May |
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Constitution: |
Anguilla
Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 |
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Legal system: |
based on
English common law |
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Suffrage: |
18 years of
age; universal |
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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 |
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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 3 March 2000 (next to be held
NA June 2005)
election results: percent of vote by party
- NA; seats by party - ANA 3, AUM 2, ADP 1, independent 1 |
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Judicial branch: |
High Court
(judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) |
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Political parties and leaders: |
Anguilla
United Movement or AUM [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;
Anguilla Patriotic Movement or APM [Quincy GUMBS]; Movement for
Grassroots Democracy or MFGD [Joyce KENTISH, John BENJAMIN] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders: |
NA |
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International organization participation: |
Caricom
(associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate) |
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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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
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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. |
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GDP: |
purchasing
power parity - $104 million (2001 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate: |
2.8% (2001
est.) |
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GDP - per capita: |
purchasing
power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector: |
agriculture: 4%
industry: 18%
services: 78% (1997 est.) |
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Population below poverty line: |
NA |
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Household income or consumption by percentage
share: |
lowest
10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
2.3% |
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Labor force: |
6,049 (2001)
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Labor force - by occupation: |
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: |
6.7% (2001)
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Budget: |
revenues: $22.8 million
expenditures: $22.5
million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.) |
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Agriculture - products: |
small
quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising |
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Industries: |
tourism,
boat building, offshore financial services |
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Industrial production growth rate: |
3.1% (1997
est.) |
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Electricity - production: |
NA |
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Electricity - consumption: |
42.6 million
kWh |
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Exports: |
$2.6 million
(1999) |
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Exports - commodities: |
lobster,
fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum |
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Exports - partners: |
UK, US,
Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000) |
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Imports: |
$80.9 million
(1999) |
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Imports - commodities: |
fuels,
foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles |
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Imports - partners: |
US, Puerto
Rico, UK (2000) |
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Debt - external: |
$8.8 million
(1998) |
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Economic aid - recipient: |
$3.5 million
(1995) |
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Currency: |
East
Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
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Currency code: |
XCD |
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Exchange rates: |
East
Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
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Fiscal year: |
1 April - 31
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