Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,641
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 3,009
females age 16-49: 3,397
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male: 111
female: 113
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
Airports: 3
country comparison to the world: 192
Roadways: total: 175 km
country comparison to the world: 209
Ports and terminals: Blowing Point, Road Bay
Telephones - main lines in use: 6,200
country comparison to the world: 208
Telephones - mobile cellular: 26,000
country comparison to the world: 205
Telephone system: general assessment: modern internal telephone system
domestic: fixed-line teledensity is roughly 40 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 170 per 100 persons
Broadcast media: 1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned
Internet country code: .ai
Internet hosts: 283
country comparison to the world: 191
Internet users: 3,700
country comparison to the world: 207
Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
Dependency status: overseas territory of the UK
Government type: NA
Legal system: common law based on the English model
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Ethnic groups: black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5%
Languages: English (official)
Religions: Protestant 83.1% (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%
Population: 15,423
country comparison to the world: 222
Median age: total: 33.6 years
male: 32.1 years
female: 35 years
Population growth rate: 2.146%
country comparison to the world: 41
Net migration rate: 12.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 10
Urbanization: urban population: 100% of total population
rate of urbanization: 1.7% annual rate of change
Major cities - population: THE VALLEY (capital) 2,000
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.98 years
country comparison to the world: 20
male: 78.42 years
female: 83.63 years
Total fertility rate: 1.75 children born/woman
country comparison to the world: 163
Education expenditures: 3.5% of GDP
country comparison to the world: 117
Literacy: definition: age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95%
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
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)
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
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.
