Anguilla

Anguilla

Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...

is a British overseas territory

British overseas territories

The British Overseas Territories are fourteen territories of the United Kingdom which, although they do not form part of the United Kingdom itself, fall under its jurisdiction. They are remnants of the British Empire that have not acquired independence or have voted to remain British territories...

 located in the Caribbean Sea

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....

 on one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands

Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...

 in the Lesser Antilles

Lesser Antilles

The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...

. It consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 26 km (16.2 mi) long by 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cay

Cay

A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...

s with no permanent population. The island's capital is The Valley

The Valley, Anguilla

-Population:-References:...

. The total land area of the territory is 102 km² (39.4 sq mi), with a population of approximately 13,500 (2006 estimate).

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Anguilla:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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  :
• Common English country name: Anguilla
  Anguilla
  Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
  
  
• Official English country name: Anguilla
  Anguilla
  Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
  
  
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Anguillan
  Anguillan
  Anguillan may refer to:* Something of, or related to Anguilla* A person from Anguilla, or of Anguillan descent. For information about the Anguillan people, see Demographics of Anguilla and Culture of Anguilla. For specific Anguillans, see List of Anguillans....
  
  
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Anguilla
• ISO country codes: AI, AIA, 660
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AI
  ISO 3166-2:AI
  ISO 3166-2:AI is the entry for Anguilla in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined in...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .ai
  .ai
  .ai is the Internet country code top-level domain for Anguilla. It is administered by the government of Anguilla.Registrations within off.ai, com.ai, net.ai, and org.ai are available unrestrictedly, worldwide, but don't appear to be getting much use...
  
  

Geography of Anguilla

• Anguilla is: an island
  Island
  An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
  
   and British overseas territory consisting of it and a number of smaller island
  Island
  An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
  
  s and cay
  Cay
  A cay , also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans , where they provide habitable and agricultural land for hundreds of thousands of people...
  
  s.
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Western Hemisphere
    Western Hemisphere
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    • North America
      North America
      North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
      
       (off the East Coast of the United States
      East Coast of the United States
      The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
      
      , southeast of Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico
      Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
      
      )
  • Atlantic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
    The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
    
    
    • Caribbean
      Caribbean
      The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
      
      
      • Antilles
        Antilles
        The Antilles islands form the greater part of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. The Antilles are divided into two major groups: the "Greater Antilles" to the north and west, including the larger islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico; and the smaller "Lesser Antilles" on the...
        
        
        • Lesser Antilles
          Lesser Antilles
          The Lesser Antilles are a long, partly volcanic island arc in the Western Hemisphere. Most of its islands form the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean, with the remainder located in the southern Caribbean just north of South America...
          
           (island chain)
          • Leeward Islands
            Leeward Islands
            The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
            
            
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
  • Extreme points of Anguilla
    • High: Crocus Hill
      Crocus Hill
      Crocus Hill is the highest point of Anguilla, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, with an altitude of .-External links: , Maplandia.com....
      
       65 m (213 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea
      Caribbean Sea
      The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
      
       0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 61 km
• Population of Anguilla: 13,477 (2006) - 212th most populous country
• Area of Anguilla: 102 square kilometres (39.4 sq mi) - 220th largest country
• Atlas of Anguilla

Environment of Anguilla

• Climate of Anguilla
• Environmental issues in Anguilla
• Ecoregions in Anguilla
• Renewable energy in Anguilla
• Geology of Anguilla
• Protected areas of Anguilla
  • Biosphere reserves in Anguilla
  • National parks of Anguilla
• Wildlife of Anguilla
  • Flora of Anguilla
  • Fauna of Anguilla
    • Birds of Anguilla
    • Mammals of Anguilla

Natural geographic features of Anguilla

• Fjords of Anguilla
• Glaciers of Anguilla
• Islands of Anguilla
• Lakes of Anguilla
• Mountains of Anguilla
  • Volcanoes in Anguilla
• Rivers of Anguilla
  • Waterfalls of Anguilla
• Valleys of Anguilla
• World Heritage Sites in Anguilla: None

Ecoregions of Anguilla

Main article: Ecoregions in Anguilla

Administrative divisions of Anguilla

• Municipalities of Anguilla

Municipalities of Anguilla

• Capital of Anguilla: The Valley
• Villages of Anguilla

Government and politics of Anguilla

Main article: Government of Anguilla and Politics of Anguilla

Politics of Anguilla

Politics of Anguilla takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Anguilla, the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, is an internally self-governing...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
  A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   dependency
  Dependent territory
  A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State, and remains politically outside of the controlling state's integral area....
  
  
• Capital of Anguilla: The Valley

• Elections in Anguilla
  Elections in Anguilla
  Elections in Anguilla gives information on election and election results in Anguilla.Anguilla elects on territorial level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 11 members, 7 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 2 ex officio members and 2 nominated members.Anguilla...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Anguilla
• Political scandals of Anguilla
• Taxation in Anguilla

Executive branch of the government of Anguilla

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : Monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II
  • Monarch's representative: Governor of Anguilla
    Governor of Anguilla
    The Governor of Anguilla is the representative of the British monarch in the United Kingdom's overseas territory of Anguilla. The Governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government...
    
    , Andrew George
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Chief Minister of Anguilla
  Chief Minister of Anguilla
  -List of Chief Ministers of Anguilla:...
  
  , Osbourne Fleming
  Osbourne Fleming
  Osbourne Berrington Fleming is a politician and the chief minister of Anguilla. He held that post from March 6, 2000, three days after the Anguilla United Front, a conservative coalition which included Fleming's Anguilla National Alliance won parliamentary elections, gaining at least 4 of the 7...
  
  
• Cabinet of Anguilla

Judicial branch of the government of Anguilla

• Supreme Court of Anguilla

Foreign relations of Anguilla

• Diplomatic missions in Anguilla
• Diplomatic missions of Anguilla

International organization membership

Anguilla is a member of:

• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (associate)
• Caribbean Development Bank
  Caribbean Development Bank
  The Caribbean Development Bank is a financial institution which assists Caribbean nations in financing social and economic programs in its member countries...
  
   (CDB)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) (subbureau)
• Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)

Law and order in Anguilla

Main article: Law of Anguilla

Law of Anguilla

The law of Anguilla is a combination of common law and statute, and is based heavily upon English law.Law in Anguilla tends to be a combination of the very old and the very new. As a budding offshore financial centre, Anguilla has a number of extremely modern statutes dealing with company law,...

• Capital punishment in Anguilla
• Constitution of Anguilla
• Crime in Anguilla
• Human rights in Anguilla
  • LGBT rights in Anguilla
  • Freedom of religion in Anguilla
• Law enforcement in Anguilla

Military of Anguilla

Main article: Military of Anguilla

• Anguilla has no military of its own: Anguilla is a protectorate
  Protectorate
  In history, the term protectorate has two different meanings. In its earliest inception, which has been adopted by modern international law, it is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity...
  
   of the United Kingdom
  United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
  
   (UK), and the UK is responsible for its military defense.
• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    • Ministry of Defence of Anguilla
• Forces
  • Army
    Army
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     of Anguilla: none
  • Navy
    Navy
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     of Anguilla: none
  • Air Force
    Air force
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     of Anguilla: none
  • Special forces
    Special forces
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     of Anguilla: none
• Military history of Anguilla
• Military ranks of Anguilla

History of Anguilla

Main article: History of Anguilla

History of Anguilla

Anguilla was first settled in pre-history by Amerindian tribes who migrated from South America. The date of European discovery is uncertain: some sources claim that Columbus sighted the island in 1493, while others state that the island was first discovered by the French in 1564 or 1565...

, Timeline of the history of Anguilla, and Current events of Anguilla

• Economic history of Anguilla
• Military history of Anguilla

Culture of Anguilla

Main article: Culture of Anguilla

• Architecture of Anguilla
• Cuisine of Anguilla
• Ethnic minorities in Anguilla
• Festivals in Anguilla
• Humor in Anguilla
• Languages of Anguilla
• Media in Anguilla
• National symbols of Anguilla
  • Coat of arms of Anguilla
    Coat of arms of Anguilla
    The coat of arms of Anguilla consists of the emblem found on the flag of Anguilla, a traditional symbol of the territory. The coat of arms consists of three dolphins leaping over the sea. The three dolphins are coloured orange and represent endurance, unity, and strength, and they leap in a circle...
    
    
  • Flag of Anguilla
    Flag of Anguilla
    The national flag of Anguilla consists of a Blue Ensign with the British flag in the canton, charged with the coat of arms of Anguilla in the fly. The coat of arms consists of three dolphins, which were featured on the earlier Anguillan flag, and which stand for friendship, wisdom and strength.The...
    
    
  • National anthem of Anguilla
• People of Anguilla
• Prostitution in Anguilla
• Public holidays in Anguilla
  Public holidays in Anguilla
  Holidays in Anguilla are predominantly religious holidays, with a number of additional national holidays. The most important holiday in the Territory is Separation day, which celebrates the separation of the island from Saint Kitts and Nevis....
  
  
• Records of Anguilla
• Religion in Anguilla
  • Buddhism in Anguilla
  • Christianity in Anguilla
  • Hinduism in Anguilla
  • Islam in Anguilla
    Islam in Anguilla
    According to a 2009 Pew Research Center report, Muslims constitute approximately 0.3% of the population in Anguilla....
    
    
  • Judaism in Anguilla
  • Sikhism in Anguilla
• World Heritage Sites in Anguilla: None

Art in Anguilla

• Art in Anguilla
• Cinema of Anguilla
• Literature of Anguilla
• Music of Anguilla
  Music of Anguilla
  The music of Anguilla is part of the Lesser Antillean music area. The earliest people of the island were the Caribs and Arawaks, who arrived from South America. English settlers from St Kitts and Irish people later colonised the island...
  
  
• Television in Anguilla
• Theatre in Anguilla

Sports in Anguilla

Main article: Sports in Anguilla

• Football in Anguilla
  Football in Anguilla
  The sport of football in the country of Anguilla is run by the Anguilla Football Association. The association administers the Anguilla national football team, as well as the Anguillan League....
  
  
• Anguilla at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Anguilla

Main article: Economy of Anguilla

Economy of Anguilla

This article is an overview of the economy of Anguilla.Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. The economy, and especially the tourism sector, suffered a setback in late 1995 due to the...

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 188th (one hundred and eighty eighth)

• Agriculture in Anguilla
• Banking in Anguilla
  • National Bank of Anguilla
• Communications in Anguilla
  • Internet in Anguilla
• Companies of Anguilla

• Currency of Anguilla
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Dollar
  East Caribbean dollar
  The East Caribbean dollar is the currency of eight of the nine members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
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    : XCD
    XCD
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• Economic history of Anguilla
• Energy in Anguilla
  • Energy in Anguilla
  • Energy policy of Anguilla
  • Oil industry in Anguilla
• Mining in Anguilla
• Tourism in Anguilla
• Transport in Anguilla
  Transport in Anguilla
  One of the British overseas territories, the Caribbean island of Anguilla measures only long by wide, so transport is simpler than in many countries. There is no public transport, such as bus or rail systems, since there isn't enough need...
  
  

• Anguilla Stock Exchange

Infrastructure of Anguilla

• Health care in Anguilla
• Transportation in Anguilla
  • Airports in Anguilla
  • Rail transport in Anguilla
  • Roads in Anguilla
• Water supply and sanitation in Anguilla

See also

• Index of Anguilla-related articles
• List of Anguilla-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
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• Outline of North America
• Outline of the Caribbean
• Outline of the United Kingdom
  Outline of the United Kingdom
  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain, is a sovereign island nation located in the British Isles of Western Europe...
  
  

External links

Official sites

• Government of Anguilla – Official government web site
• The Anguilla Experience – Official publication of Anguilla Tourism Board
• The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association – Official site of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association
• Anguilla Guide – Official publication of the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association

News and media

• The Anguillian – Weekly newspaper of Anguilla
• Anguilla Life News Talk – Online news source in Anguilla

Portals

• Anguilla – Library of Congress Portals on the World

History

• Imperial History of Anguilla