]! ^! 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. 
]" ^" Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico ^# 18 15 N, 63 10 W ^$ Central America and the Caribbean ^% `! 102 sq km `" 102 sq km `# 0 sq km ^& about half the size of Washington, DC ^' 0 km ^( 61 km ^) `$ 3 nm `a 200 nm ^* tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds ^+ flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone ^, `% Caribbean Sea 0 m `& Crocus Hill 65 m ^- salt, fish, lobster ^. `' 0% `( 0% `) 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001) ^/ NA ^0 frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) ^1 supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system ^2 the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles 
]# ^3 13,254 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 23.2% (male 1,561/female 1,517) `+ 69.9% (male 4,767/female 4,501) `, 6.9% (male 405/female 503) (2005 est.) ^5 `! 30.76 years `- 30.81 years `. 30.7 years (2005 est.) ^6 1.77% (2005 est.) ^7 14.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^8 5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^9 8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^: `/ 1.03 male(s)/female `0 1.03 male(s)/female `+ 1.06 male(s)/female `, 0.8 male(s)/female `1 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.) ^; `! 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births `- 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births `. 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) ^< `1 77.11 years `- 74.18 years `. 80.12 years (2005 est.) ^= 1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.) ^> NA ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `2 Anguillan(s) `3 Anguillan ^B black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.6% (2001 Census) ^C 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) ^D English (official) ^E `M age 12 and over can read and write `1 95% `- 95% `. 95% (1984 est.) 
]$ ^F `4 none `5 Anguilla ^G overseas territory of the UK ^H NA ^I The Valley ^J none (overseas territory of the UK) ^K none (overseas territory of the UK) ^L Anguilla Day, 30 May ^M Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 ^N based on English common law ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `6 Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004) `7 Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) `8 Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly `9 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 ^Q unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) `9 last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held 2010) `: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, ANSA 19.2%, AUM 19.4%, APP 9.5 %, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1 ^R High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) ^S 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] ^T NA ^U Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU ^V none (overseas territory of the UK) ^W none (overseas territory of the UK) ^X 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 
]% ^Y 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. ^Z $112 million (2002 est.) ^[ 2.8% (2001 est.) ^\ purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2002 est.) ^] `; 4% `< 18% `= 78% (2002 est.) ^^ 6,049 (2001) ^_ agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.) ^` 8% (2002) ^a 23% (2002) _! `> NA `? NA _" 2.3% _# `@ $22.8 million `A $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.) _$ small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising _% tourism, boat building, offshore financial services _& 3.1% (1997 est.) _' NA _( 42.6 million kWh _/ $2.6 million (1999) _0 lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum _1 UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000) _2 $80.9 million (1999) _3 fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles _4 US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000) _5 $8.8 million (1998) _6 $9 million (2004 est.) _7 East Caribbean dollar (XCD) _8 East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000) note: fixed rate since 1976 _9 1 April - 31 March 
]& _: 6,200 (2002) _; 1,800 (2002) _< `B NA `C modern internal telephone system `D country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) _= AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004) _> 1 (1997) _? .ai _A 3,000 (2002) 
]' _B `! 105 km `E 65 km `F 40 km (1997) _C Blowing Point, Road Bay _D 3 (2004 est.) _E `! 1 `_ 1 (2004 est.) _L `! 2 `T 2 (2004 est.) 
]( _G defense is the responsibility of the UK 
]) _H none _I transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe 