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ANGUILLA
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(dependent territory of the UK)
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GEOGRAPHY
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Total area: 91 km2; land area: 91 km2
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Comparative area: about half the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: none
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Coastline: 61 km
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Maritime claims:
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Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
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Territorial sea: 3 nm
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Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
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Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
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Natural resources: negligible; salt, fish, lobster
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Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
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pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; mostly rock with sparse
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scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds
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Environment: frequent hurricanes, other tropical storms (July
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to October)
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Note: located 270 km east of Puerto Rico
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PEOPLE
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Population: 6,922 (July 1991), growth rate 0.6% (1991)
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Birth rate: 24 births/1,000 population (1991)
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Death rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1991)
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Net migration rate: - 10 migrants/1,000 population (1991)
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Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)
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Life expectancy at birth: 71 years male, 77 years female (1991)
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Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (1991)
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Nationality: noun--Anguillan(s); adjective--Anguillan
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Ethnic divisions: mainly of black African descent
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Religion: Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%,
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Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
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Language: English (official)
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Literacy: 95% (male 95%, female 95%) age 12 and over can
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read and write (1984)
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Labor force: 2,780 (1984)
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Organized labor: NA
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GOVERNMENT
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Long-form name: none
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Type: dependent territory of the UK
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Capital: The Valley
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Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)
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Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
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Constitution: 1 April 1982
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Legal system: based on English common law
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National holiday: Anguilla Day, 30 May
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Executive branch: British monarch, governor, chief minister,
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Executive Council (cabinet)
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Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly
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Judicial branch: High Court
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Leaders:
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Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
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represented by Governor Brian G. J. CANTY (since NA 1989);
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Head of Government--Chief Minister Emile GUMBS (since NA March
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1984, served previously from February 1977 to May 1980)
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Political parties and leaders:
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Anguilla National Alliance (ANA), Emile GUMBS;
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Anguilla United Party (AUP), Ronald WEBSTER;
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Anguilla Democratic Party (ADP), Victor BANKS
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Suffrage: universal at age 18
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Elections:
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House of Assembly--last held 27 February 1989 (next to
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be held February 1994);
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results--percent of vote by party NA;
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seats--(11 total, 7 elected) ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1
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Communists: none
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Member of: CARICOM (observer), CDB
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Diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)
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Flag: two horizontal bands of white (top, almost triple width) and
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light blue with three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design
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centered in the white band; a new flag may have been in use since
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30 May 1990
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ECONOMY
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Overview: Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy
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depends heavily on lobster fishing, offshore banking, tourism, and
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remittances from emigrants. In recent years the economy has benefited
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from a boom in tourism. Development is planned to improve the
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infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist facilities, and
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also light industry. Improvement in the economy has reduced
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unemployment from 40% in 1984 to about 5% in 1988.
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GDP: $23 million, per capita $3,300; real growth rate
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8.2% (1988 est.)
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Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.5% (1988 est.)
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Unemployment rate: 5.0% (1988 est.)
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Budget: revenues $10.4 million; expenditures $11.0 million,
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including capital expenditures of $1.1 million (1989 est.)
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Exports: $NA;
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commodities--lobster and salt;
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partners--NA
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Imports: $NA;
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commodities--NA;
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partners --NA
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External debt: $NA
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Industrial production: growth rate NA%
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Electricity: 2,000 kW capacity; 6 million kWh produced, 870 kWh
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per capita (1990)
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Industries: tourism, boat building, salt, fishing (including
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lobster)
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Agriculture: pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, pigs,
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cattle, poultry
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Economic aid: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral
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commitments (1970-89), $38 million
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Currency: East Caribbean dollar (plural--dollars); 1 EC dollar
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(EC$) = 100 cents
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Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1--2.70 (fixed
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rate since 1976)
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Fiscal year: NA
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COMMUNICATIONS
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Highways: 60 km surfaced
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Ports: Road Bay, Blowing Point
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Civil air: no major transport aircraft
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Airports: 3 total, 3 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways of
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1,100 m (Wallblake Airport)
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Telecommunications: modern internal telephone system; 890
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telephones; stations--3 AM, 1 FM, no TV; radio relay link to island of
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Saint Martin
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DEFENSE FORCES
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Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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