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:: Anguilla 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 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: | Central America and the Caribbean | 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 |
::People Population: | 13,477 (July 2006 est.) | Age structure: | 0-14 years: 22.8% (male 1,557/female 1,510)
15-64 years: 70.4% (male 4,878/female 4,608)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 412/female 512) (2006 est.) | Median age: | total: 31.2 years
male: 31.2 years
female: 31.1 years (2006 est.) | Population growth rate: | 1.57% (2006 est.) | Birth rate: | 14.17 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) | Death rate: | 5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) | Net migration rate: | 6.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) | Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2006 est.) | Infant mortality rate: | total: 20.32 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.67 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.) | Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 77.28 years
male: 74.35 years
female: 80.3 years (2006 est.) | Total fertility rate: | 1.73 children born/woman (2006 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.) |
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