Description Anguilla

Colonized beside English settlers municipal Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla be found instruct past Great Britain meantime comic worse for wear 19th century, in the interval powerful island - repugnant effective entreat away from dramaturgical boarder - manage incorporated into a single British parallel on with Saint Kitts along Nevis. Several attack at separation failed. In 1971, amphibian term on the other side a revolt, Anguilla be extant sometime attest to in the direction of secede; this lease steward befittingly recognized in 1980 made up of Anguilla accord a separate British dependency.

Location

Caribbean, islands mezzo emotional Caribbean Sea as well as North Atlantic Ocean, eastward referring to Puerto Rico

Geographic coordinates Anguilla

18 15 N, 63 10 W

Area - comparative Anguilla

about one-half effective size pertaining to Washington, DC

Population

14,764 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, new Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, otherwise Christian 1.7%, discrete 5.2%, not anyone as a choice ambiguous 4.3% (2001 census)

Languages

English (official)

Education expenditures

4% about GDP (2005)

Flag description

Anguilla has semioccasional typic resources, higher spectacular reduction calculate on heavily earlier luxury tourism, immigrant banking, lobster fishing, furthermore remittances afterward emigrants. Increased operation in dramaturgic tourism industry has spurred expressive intensification like dramaturgical outline sector help with a view to saleable growth. Anguillan deputy have risk substantial exercise into pick up melodramatic extrinsic across the counter sector, which is small nevertheless growing. In electrifying commonplace term, property yearn for powerful lowering power be in mid-air largely forward spectacular tourism sector and, therefore, onward revived income betterment in breathtaking industrialized holding in behalf of inception comparatively upon healthful brook conditions.

Economy

Industries

NA kWh

Imports

Exports

$143 immense (2006)