Statistical information Anguilla 1992

Anguilla in the World

Anguilla - Introduction 1992

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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.

Anguilla - Geography 1992

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Location

Geographic coordinates

Map reference

Area
Total: 91 km²
Land: 91 km²
Comparative: about half the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: none

Coastline: 61 km

Maritime claims
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm
Disputes: none

Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds

Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone

Elevation

Natural resources: negligible; salt, fish, lobster

Land use

Land use:

arable land: NA%; permanent crops: NA%; meadows and pastures
NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds

Irrigated land

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards

Geography

Anguilla - People 1992

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Population: 6,963 (July 1992), growth rate 0.6% (1992)

Nationality: noun - Anguillan(s; adjective - Anguillan

Ethnic groups: mainly of black African descent

Languages: English (official)

Religions:

Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%,
Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%

Demographic profile

Age structure

Age structure

Dependency ratios

Median age

Population growth rate

Birth rate: 24 births/1000 population (1992)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1000 population (1992)

Net migration rate: 10 migrants/1000 population (1992)

Population distribution

Urbanization

Major urban areas

Environment
Current issues: frequent hurricanes, other tropical storms (July to October)
Current issues note: located 270 km east of Puerto Rico

Air pollutants

Sex ratio

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate: 18 deaths/1000 live births (1992)

Life expectancy at birth: 71 years male, 77 years female (1992)

Total fertility rate: 3.1 children born/woman (1992)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source

Current health expenditure

Physicians density

Hospital bed density

Sanitation facility access

Hiv/Aids

Major infectious diseases

Obesity adult prevalence rate

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures

Literacy: 95% (male 95%, female 95%) age 12 and over can read and write (1984)

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment

Anguilla - Government 1992

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Country name
Conventional long form: none

Government type: dependent territory of the UK

Capital: The Valley

Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)

Dependent areas

Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)

National holiday: Anguilla Day, 30 May

Constitution: 1 April 1982

Legal system: based on English common law

International law organization participation

Citizenship

Suffrage: universal at age 18
House of Assembly:

last held 27 February 1989 (next to be held February 1994); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (11 total, 7 elected)
ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1

Executive branch:

British monarch, governor, chief minister, Executive
Council (cabinet)

Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly

Judicial branch: High Court

Political parties and leaders

International organization participation: CARICOM (observer), CDB
Diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)

Diplomatic representation

Flag description

: two horizontal bands of white (top, almost triple width) and light blue with three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design centered in the white band; a new flag may have been in use since 30 May 1990

National symbols

National anthem

National heritage

Anguilla - Economy 1992

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Economy overview:

Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on lobster fishing, offshore banking, tourism, and remittances from emigrants. In recent years the economy has benefited from a boom in tourism.
Development plans center around the improvement of the infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist facilities, and also light industry.

GDP: exchange rate conversion - $23 million, per capita $3,300; real growth rate 8.2% (1988 est.)

Real gdp purchasing power parity

Real gdp growth rate

Real gdp per capita

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Gdp composition by end use

Gdp composition by sector of origin

Agriculture products: pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, poultry

Industries: tourism, boat building, salt, fishing (including lobster)

Industrial production growth rate: growth rate NA%

Labor force: 2,780 (1984)
Organized labor: NA

Labor force

Unemployment rate: 5.0% (1988 est.)

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share

Distribution of family income gini index

Budget: revenues $13.8 million; expenditures $15.2 million, including capital expenditures of $2.4 million (1992 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

Public debt

Revenue

Fiscal year: NA

Inflation rate consumer prices

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate

Stock of narrow money

Stock of broad money

Stock of domestic credit

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance

Exports: $NA
Commodoties: lobster and salt
Partners: NA

Imports: $NA
Commodoties: NA
Partners: NA

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Debt external

Stock of direct foreign investment at home

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)

Anguilla - Energy 1992

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Electricity
Production: 2,000 kW capacity; 6 million kWh produced, 867 kWh per capita (1991)

Coal

Petroleum

Crude oil

Refined petroleum

Natural gas

Carbon dioxide emissions

Energy consumption per capita

Anguilla - Communication 1992

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Telephones

Telephone system

Broadcast media

Internet

Broadband fixed subscriptions

Anguilla - Military 1992

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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups

Anguilla - Transportation 1992

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National air transport system

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

Airports: 3 total, 3 usable; 1 with permanent-surface runways of 1,100 m (Wallblake Airport)

Heliports

Pipelines

Railways

Roadways

Waterways

Merchant marine

Ports and terminals

Anguilla - Transnational issues 1992

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Disputes international

Refugees and internally displaced persons

Illicit drugs