Anguilla
Anguilla | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: "Unity, Strength and Endurance" | |
| Anthem: "God Save the King"[a] | |
| National song: "God Bless Anguilla" | |
Location of Anguilla (red) | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| English control | 1667 |
| Federation with Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1871 |
| Secession and independence | 12 July 1967 |
| British control restored | 18 March 1969 |
| Capital and largest city | The Valley 18°13′15″N 63°03′06″W / 18.22083°N 63.05167°W |
| Official languages | English |
| Ethnic groups (2011)[2] |
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| Demonym(s) | Anguillan |
| Government | |
• Monarch | Charles III |
• Governor | Julia Crouch |
• Deputy Governor | Perin A. Bradley |
• Premier | Cora Richardson-Hodge |
| Legislature | House of Assembly |
| Government of the United Kingdom | |
• Minister | Stephen Doughty |
| Area | |
• Total | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Highest elevation | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 15,753[3][4] (not ranked) |
• 2011 census | 13,452 |
• Density | 132/km2 (341.9/sq mi) (not ranked) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2014 estimate |
• Total | $311 million[5] |
• Per capita | $29,493 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | US$307,000,000[6] |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | +1 |
| UK postcode | AI-2640 |
| ISO 3166 code | AI |
| Internet TLD | .ai |
| Website | gov.ai |
Anguilla[b] is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.[7] 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.[8] The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla, approximately 16 miles (26 kilometres) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley.[9] The total land area of the territory is 35 square miles (91 km2),[10] with a population of approximately 15,753[3][4] (2021).
- ^ "National Anthem". The Royal Family. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Anguilla". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 20 September 2019. (Archived 2019 edition.)
- ^ a b "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950–2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "UN Data". Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ UNCTAD. "UNCTADstat - General Profile: Anguilla". UNCTADstat. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Anguilla". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 31 October 2009. (Archived 2009 edition.)
- ^ "Encyclopedia Britannica – Anguilla". Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Anguilla". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 11 July 2019. (Archived 2019 edition.)
- ^ "Anguilla Facts". Government of Anguilla. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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