|
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.
|
|
Location:
|
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
|
|
Geographic coordinates:
|
18 15 N, 63 10 W
|
|
Map references:
|
|
|
Area:
|
total: 102 sq km
land: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km
|
|
Area - comparative:
|
about half the size of Washington, DC
|
|
Land boundaries:
|
0 km
|
|
Coastline:
|
61 km
|
|
Maritime claims:
|
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
|
|
Climate:
|
tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
|
|
Terrain:
|
flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
|
|
Elevation extremes:
|
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
|
|
Natural resources:
|
salt, fish, lobster
|
|
Land use:
|
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005)
|
|
Irrigated land:
|
NA
|
|
Natural hazards:
|
frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
|
|
Environment - current issues:
|
supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
|
|
Geography - note:
|
the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
|
|
Population:
|
13,677 (July 2007 est.)
|
|
Age structure:
|
0-14 years: 22.3% (male 1,546/female 1,502)
15-64 years: 70.8% (male 4,979/female 4,705)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 423/female 522) (2007 est.)
|
|
Median age:
|
total: 31.6 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 31.5 years (2007 est.)
|
|
Population growth rate:
|
1.375% (2007 est.)
|
|
Birth rate:
|
13.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
|
|
Death rate:
|
5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
|
|
Net migration rate:
|
5.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
|
|
Sex ratio:
|
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.029 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.058 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.033 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
|
|
Infant mortality rate:
|
total: 19.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
|
|
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 77.46 years
male: 74.53 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.)
|
|
Total fertility rate:
|
1.72 children born/woman (2007 est.)
|
|
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|
NA
|
|
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
NA
|
|
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|
NA
|
|
Nationality:
|
noun: Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan
|
|
Ethnic groups:
|
black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 Census)
|
|
Religions:
|
Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)
|
|
Languages:
|
English (official)
|
|
Literacy:
|
definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.)
|
This page was last updated on 24 January, 2008
- The Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook - |