The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

      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

       Anguilla

      Population:

      14,108 (July 2008 est.)

      Age structure:

      0–14 years: 24.8% (male 1,795/female 1,706) 15–64 years: 67.6% (male 4,569/female 4,970) 65 years and over: 7.6% (male 510/female 558) (2008 est.)

      Median age:

      total: 32.3 years male: 31.3 years female: 33.4 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      2.332% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      13.11 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      4.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      14.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 3.54 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.01 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 80.53 years male: 78.01 years female: 83.12 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.75 children born/woman (2008 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.)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2006)

      Education expenditures:

      4% of GDP (2005)

      Government

       Anguilla

      Country name:

      conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla

      Dependency status:

      overseas territory of the UK

      Government type:

      NA

      Capital:

      name: The Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      Administrative divisions:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Independence:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      National holiday:

      Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)

      Constitution:

      Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990

      Legal system:

      based on English common law

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Andrew N. GEORGE (since 10 July 2006) head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor

      Legislative branch:

      unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, AUM 19.4%, ANSA 19.2%, APP 9.5%, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1

      Judicial branch:

      High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)

      Political parties and leaders:

      Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS] (a

       coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla

       National Alliance or ANA); Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert

       HUGHES]; Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla

       Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

      NA

      International organization participation:

      Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU, WFTU

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

      none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

      none