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 | ANGUILLAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Anguilla |
| country code ISO: AI [?] //; - FIPS: AV |
| location: Central America, West-Indies, Caribbean, Lesser Antilles |
| time zone: -4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 91 sq.km = 35 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: 155 sq.km = 60 sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 18° N / South: / East: / West: 63° W |
| borders (land): none |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: tropical Caribbean |
| Government |
| independent since: not yet |
| type of government: British dependent territory, claimed 1650 |
| capital: The Valley |
| administrative division: unknown |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1992): 8,960 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 11,797 //; or: ; 2001: 12,132 //; or: 2002: |
| population density: 132 per sq.km = 340 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 0,6% [PG: 5%] //; - doubling time: years |
| birth rate: 18-25 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6-10 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 18 - 22 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 74-77 years (male: 71-74; female: 77-80) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: % //; - 15-59 years: % //; - 60+ years : % |
| urbanisation: % //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: of African descent |
| languages: English, Creole |
| religious affiliation: Christian (mainly Protestant) |
| Health |
| daily food intake: calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: % |
| people per physician: |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: % |
| school enrolment: secondary education: % |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: % |
| adult literacy: 95% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: % |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 3300 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: % |
| income: USD 3300 per capita |
| import: USD per capita //; - export: USD per capita |
| trade: USD per capita //; - or % of GDP |
| trade partners: |
| human development index: //; - position of the country in the world no.: |
| female labour force: 42% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 47000 |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: % //; - grass land: % //; - wooded area: % //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 4% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: % |
| agricultural products: fishing (mainly lobster) |
| livestock (1000s): asses: / buffaloes: / camels: / cattle: / goats: / horses: / mules: / pigs: / poultry: / sheep: |
| fish catch: 250 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 22% //; - part of industry in GDP: % |
| industrial products: of no importance |
| mining products: none |
| CO2 emission per capita: |
| services: labour force: 66% //; - part of services in GDP: % |
| energy use (kg per capita): |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: km //; - of which paved: % //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: per 1000 // international license plate: unknown |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: km |
| ownership telephone: per 1000 // international dialling code: +264 |
| ownership radio receivers: per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: per 1000 |
| persons per post office: |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: very low level islands, maybe some small hills, but no names or heights found on maps |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): a few small lakes, the biggest one of them is possibly: Cauls Pond |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): unknown |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: no rivers shown on maps at the disposal of the compiler |
| canals: unknown |
| waterfalls: unknown |
| caves: longest system: unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Sombrero, Scrub Island, Little Scrub I., Anguillita I., Prickly Pear Cays, Sea I. |
| deserts: unknown |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing some data on the islands
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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Latest modification of this page on 2004-12-20 by Jan Lahmeyer
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