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Anguilla:
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Other pages in this profile of Anguilla:
People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Background |
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. |
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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: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative |
about 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 |
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 |
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