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