Anguilla ( Anguilla) is a country in Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico. Anguilla geographic coordinates 18 15 N, 63 10 W; area 102 sq km; area comparative about half the size of Washington, DC; land boundaries 0 km; coastline 61 km; maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:; climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds; terrain flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone; elevation extremes Crocus Hill 65 m; natural resources salt, fish, lobster; land use 100% (mostly rock with s; irrigated land NA; natural hazards frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October); environment current issues supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system; geography note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles;

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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. government type NA; capital The Valley; administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK); independence none (overseas territory of the UK); national holiday Anguilla Day, 30 May; constitution Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990; legal system based on English common law; suffrage 18 years of age; universal;

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Anguilla population 13,254 (July 2005 est.); age structure 6.9% (male 405/female 503) (2005 est.); median age 30.7 years (2005 est.); population growth rate 1.77% (2005 est.); birth rate 14.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.); death rate 5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.); net migration rate 8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.); sex ratio 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.); infant mortality rate 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births; life expectancy at birth 80.12 years (2005 est.); total fertility rate 1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.); hiv adult rate NA; hiv people with aids NA; hiv deaths NA; nationality Anguillan; ethnic groups black (predominant), mulatto, white; religions Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%; languages English (official); literacy 95% (1984 est.);

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