Anguilla

Map of Anguilla

Country Name	Anguilla
Capital	The Valley
Population	15,423 (July 2012 est.)
Sex ratio	At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Religions:	Protestant 83.1% (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)
Nationality	Anguillan(s)
National holiday:	Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)
Independence:	None (overseas territory of the UK)
Languages:	English (official)
Literacy: definition:	Age 12 and over can read and write Total population: 95% Male: 95% Female: 95% (1984 est.)
Birth rate:	12.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Area	Total: 91 sq km Land: 91 sq km Water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	About one-half the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	61 km
Maritime claims	Territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate	Tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain	Flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Elevation extremes	Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m Highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster
Exports – commodities	Lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Imports – commodities	Fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Land use	Arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005)
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