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Anguilla
INTRODUCTION
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Background:
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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. |
GEOGRAPHY
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Location:
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Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico |
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Geographic coordinates:
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18 15 N, 63 10 W |
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Map references:
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Central America and the Caribbean |
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Area:
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total: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km land: 102 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about half the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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61 km |
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Maritime claims:
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exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM |
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Climate:
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tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds |
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Terrain:
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flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m |
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Natural resources:
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salt, fish, lobster |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) |
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Environment - current issues:
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supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system |
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Geography - note:
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the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles |
PEOPLE
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Population:
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12,446 (July 2002 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25% (male 1,575; female 1,529)
15-64 years: 68.1% (male 4,356; female 4,124) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 383; female 479) (2002 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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2.44% (2002 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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14.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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15.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.02 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 (2002 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 76.5 years
female: 79.5 years (2002 est.) male: 73.6 years |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA% |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan |
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Ethnic groups:
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black (predominant), mulatto, white |
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Religions:
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Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12% |
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Languages:
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English (official) |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.) |