Anguilla

Airports

total: 3 usable: 2 with permanent-surface runways: 1 (1,000 m at Wallblake Airport) with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0

Highways

60 km surfaced

Ports

Road Bay, Blowing Point

Telecommunications

modern internal telephone system; 890 telephones; broadcast stations - 3 AM, 1 FM, no TV; radio relay microwave link to island of Saint Martin

Note

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Agriculture

pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, poultry, fishing (including lobster)

Budget

revenues $13.8 million; expenditures $15.2 million, including capital expenditures of $2.4 million (1992 est.)

Currency

1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

Economic aid

Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $38 million

Electricity

2,000 kW capacity; 6 million kWh produced, 862 kWh per capita (1992)

Exchange rates

East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)

Exports

$1.4 million (f.o.b., 1987) commodities: lobster and salt partners: NA

External debt

$NA

Fiscal year

NA

Imports

$10.3 million (f.o.b., 1987) commodities: NA partners: NA

Industrial production

growth rate NA%

Industries

tourism, boat building, salt

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

4.6% (1991 est.)

National product

GDP - exchange rate conversion - $47.4 million (1991 est.)

National product per capita

$6,800 (1991 est.)

National product real growth rate

6.5% (1991 est.)

Overview

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. Development plans center around the improvement of the infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist facilities, and also light industry.

Unemployment rate

5% (1988 est.)

Area

total area: 91 km2 land area: 91 km2 comparative area: about half the size of Washington, DC

Climate

tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Coastline

61 km

Environment

frequent hurricanes, other tropical storms (July to October)

International disputes

none

Irrigated land

NA km2

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds)

Location

in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 270 km east of Puerto Rico

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm

Natural resources

negligible; salt, fish, lobster

Terrain

flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Administrative divisions

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Capital

The Valley

Constitution

1 April 1982

Digraph

AV

Diplomatic representation in US

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Elections

House of Assembly: last held 27 February 1989 (next to be held February 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (11 total, 7 elected) ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1

Executive branch

British monarch, governor, chief minister, Executive Council (cabinet)

Flag

two horizontal bands of white (top, almost triple width) and light blue with three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design centered in the white band; a new flag may have been in use since 30 May 1990

Independence

none (dependent territory of the UK)

Judicial branch

High Court

Leaders

Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Alan W. SHARE (since August 1992) Head of Government: Chief Minister Emile GUMBS (since NA March 1984, served previously from February 1977 to May 1980)

Legal system

based on English common law

Legislative branch

unicameral House of Assembly

Member of

CARICOM (observer), CDB

Names

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla

National holiday

Anguilla Day, 30 May

Political parties and leaders

Anguilla National Alliance (ANA), Emile GUMBS; Anguilla United Party (AUP), Hubert HUGHES; Anguilla Democratic Party (ADP), Victor BANKS

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Type

dependent territory of the UK

Birth rate

24.26 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate

8.28 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Ethnic divisions

black African

Infant mortality rate

17.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Labor force

2,780 (1984) by occupation: NA

Languages

English (official)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.89 years male: 71.1 years female: 76.7 years (1993 est.)

Literacy

age 12 and over can read and write (1984) total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95%

Nationality

noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan

Net migration rate

-9.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Population

7,006 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate

0.64% (1993 est.)

Religions

Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%

Total fertility rate

3.09 children born/woman (1993 est.)