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Anguilla Reference Map and Information
Note -- This Anguilla reference map and supplemental information have been modified and reformatted from the CIA World Factbook -- available in the public domain.
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Background:
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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. |
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Location:
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Caribbean,
islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of
Puerto Rico |
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Geographic coordinates:
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18
15 N, 63 10 W |
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Map references:
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Central
America and the Caribbean |
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Area:
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total:
102 sq km
land: 102 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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about
half the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0
km |
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Coastline:
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61
km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial
sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
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Climate:
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tropical;
moderated by northeast trade winds |
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Terrain:
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flat
and low-lying island of coral and limestone |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest
point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m |
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Natural resources:
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salt,
fish, lobster |
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Land use:
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arable
land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub
oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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NA
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Natural hazards:
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frequent
hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) |
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Environment - current issues:
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supplies
of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely
because of poor distribution system |
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Geography - note:
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the
most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles |
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Population:
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13,677
(July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14
years: 22.3% (male 1,546/female 1,502)
15-64 years: 70.8% (male 4,979/female 4,705)
65 years and over: 6.9% (male 423/female 522)
(2007 est.) |
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Median age:
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total:
31.6 years
male: 31.6 years
female: 31.5 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.375%
(2007 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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13.97
births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.34
deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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5.12
migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at
birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.029 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.058 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 1.033 male(s)/female (2007
est.) |
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Infant mortality rate:
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total:
19.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.74 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007
est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total
population: 77.46 years
male: 74.53 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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1.72
children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with
HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun:
Anguillan(s)
adjective: Anguillan |
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Ethnic groups:
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black
(predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001
Census) |
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Religions:
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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) |
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Languages:
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English
(official) |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 12 and over can read and write
total population: 95%
male: 95%
female: 95% (1984 est.) |
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Country name:
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conventional
long form: none
conventional short form: Anguilla |
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Dependency status:
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overseas
territory of the UK |
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Government type:
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NA
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Capital:
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name:
The Valley
geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of
Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Independence:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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National holiday:
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Anguilla
Day, 30 May (1967) |
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Constitution:
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Anguilla
Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 |
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Legal system:
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based
on English common law |
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Suffrage:
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18
years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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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: none; 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 |
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Legislative branch:
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unicameral
House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members elected by direct popular vote,
2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; to 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 |
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Judicial branch:
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High
Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) |
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Political parties and leaders:
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Anguilla
United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The 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 Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic
Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD] |
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Political pressure groups and
leaders:
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NA
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International organization
participation:
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Caricom
(associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU |
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Diplomatic representation in the
US:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Diplomatic representation from
the US:
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none
(overseas territory of the UK) |
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Flag description:
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blue,
with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the
Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat
of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular
design on a white background with blue wavy water below |
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Economy - overview:
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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, which has
spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed 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. |
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GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$108.9
million (2004 est.) |
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GDP (official exchange rate):
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$108.9
million (2004 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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10.2%
(2004 est.) |
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$8,800
(2004 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture:
4%
industry: 18%
services: 78% (2002 est.) |
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Labor force:
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6,049
(2001) |
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining
4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities
10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.) |
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Unemployment rate:
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8%
(2002) |
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Population below poverty line:
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23%
(2002) |
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Household income or consumption
by percentage share:
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lowest
10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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5.3%
(2006 est.) |
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Budget:
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revenues:
$22.8 million
expenditures: $22.5 million (2000 est.) |
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Agriculture - products:
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small
quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising |
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Industries:
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tourism,
boat building, offshore financial services |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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3.1%
(1997 est.) |
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Electricity - production:
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NA
kWh |
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Electricity - production by
source:
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fossil
fuel: NA
hydro: NA
nuclear: NA
other: NA |
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Current account balance:
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-$42.87
million (2003 est.) |
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Exports:
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$13
million (2006) |
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Exports - commodities:
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lobster,
fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum |
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Exports - partners:
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UK,
US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2006) |
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Imports:
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$143
million (2006) |
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Imports - commodities:
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fuels,
foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles |
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Imports - partners:
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US,
Puerto Rico, UK (2006) |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$9
million (2004 est.) |
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Debt - external:
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$8.8
million (1998) |
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Currency (code):
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East
Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
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Currency code:
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XCD
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Exchange rates:
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East
Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005),
2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003)
note: fixed rate since 1976 |
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Fiscal year:
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1
April - 31 March |
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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6,200
(2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1,800
(2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general
assessment: NA
domestic: modern internal telephone system
international: country code - 1-264; landing
point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable
with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from
the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island
of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) (2007) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM
2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) |
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Radios:
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3,000
(1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1
(1997) |
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Televisions:
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1,000
(1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.ai
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Internet hosts:
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319
(2007) |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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16
(2000) |
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Internet users:
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3,000
(2002) |
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Airports:
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3
(2007) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total:
2
under 914 m: 2 (2007) |
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Roadways:
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total:
175 km
paved: 82 km
unpaved: 93 km (2004) |
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Ports and terminals:
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Blowing
Point, Road Bay |
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Manpower available for military
service:
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males
age 18-49: 3,614 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males
age 18-49: 2,986 (2005 est.) |
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Manpower reaching military
service age annually:
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males
age 18-49: 120 (2005 est.) |
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Military - note:
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defense
is the responsibility of the UK |
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Anguilla |
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Disputes - international:
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none
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment
point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe |
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This page was last
updated on 12 February, 2008
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