Attribute | Value |
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Geography | |
Area | 91 km² |
Continent | North America |
Land area | 91 km² |
Water area | 0 km² |
Land boundaries | 0 km |
Coastline | 61 km |
Lowest point | 0 m |
Highest point | 73 m |
People | |
Population | 18,090 |
Official languages |
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Religion | Protestant |
Government | |
Short country name | Anguilla |
Government type | Parliamentary democracy |
Capital | The Valley |
Economy | |
GDP (PPP) | 175,400,000 USD |
GDP (OER) | 175,400,000 USD |
GDP (real growth rate) | -8.5 % |
GDP - per capita (PPP) | 12,200 USD |
Labor force | 6,049 |
Unemployment rate | 8 % |
Population below poverty line | 23 % |
Budget revenues | 81,920,000 USD |
Budget expenditures | 80,320,000 USD |
Taxes and other revenues | 46.7 % of GDP |
Budget surplus or deficit | 0.9 % of GDP |
Public debt | 20.1 % of GDP |
Inflation rate | 1.3 % |
Central bank discount rate | 6.5 % |
Commercial bank prime lending rate | 9.48 % |
Stock of narrow money | 25,370,000 USD |
Stock of broad money | 25,370,000 USD |
Stock of domestic credit | 218,500,000 USD |
Current account balance | -23,200,000 USD |
Exports | 7,900,000 USD |
Imports | 186,200,000 USD |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 76,380,000 USD |
External debt | 41,040,000 USD |
National currency | East Caribbean dollars |
National currency (code) | XCD |
National currency (symbol) | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 2.7 |
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. On 7 September 2017, the island suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Irma, particularly to communications and residential and business infrastructure.