Anguilla

• most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island;
• settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast

noun:

Anguillan(s)

adjective:

Anguillan

0-14 years:

22.01% (male 1,954 /female 1,880)

15-24 years:

14.06% (male 1,231 /female 1,219)

25-54 years:

43.27% (male 3,386 /female 4,152)

55-64 years:

11.54% (male 918 /female 1,092)

65 years and over:

9.13% (male 786 /female 804) (2018 est.)

• most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island;
• settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast

at birth:

1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years:

1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years:

1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years:

0.82 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years:

0.9 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over:

0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population:

0.91 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

conventional long form:

none

conventional short form:

Anguilla

etymology:

the name Anguilla means "eel" in various Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French) and likely derives from the island's lengthy shape

name:

The Valley

geographic coordinates:

18 13 N, 63 03 W

time difference:

UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology:

name derives from the capital's location between several hills

history:

several previous; latest 1 April 1982 (2018)

amendments:

amended 1990 (2018)

highest courts:

• the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the superior court of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States;
• the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - consists of the Court of Appeal - headed by the chief justice and 4 judges - and the High Court with 18 judges;
• the Court of Appeal is itinerant, travelling to member states on a schedule to hear appeals from the High Court and subordinate courts;
• High Court judges reside in the member states, though none on Anguilla

judge selection and term of office:

• Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II;
• other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission;
• Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65;
• High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62

subordinate courts:

Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Tim FOY (since August 2017)

head of government:

Chief Minister Victor BANKS (since 23 April 2015)

cabinet:

Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly

elections/appointments:

• the monarchy is hereditary;
• governor appointed by the monarch;
• following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor

description:

unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 2 appointed by the governor, and 2 ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms)

elections:

last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2020)

election results:

• percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%;
• seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1;
• composition - men 8, women 3, percent of women 27.3%

• Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP
• Anguilla National Alliance or ANA
• Anguilla United Front or AUF [Victor BANKS] (alliance includes ADP, ANA)
• Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Dr. Ellis WEBSTER]
• Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE [Sutcliffe HODGE]

• blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag;
• the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with a turquoise-blue field below;
• the white in the background represents peace;
• the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope;
• the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength

name:

God Bless Anguilla

lyrics/music:

Alex RICHARDSON

note: local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom)

agriculture:

74.1%

industry:

3%

services:

18%

agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining:

4% (2000 est.)

manufacturing:

3% (2000 est.)

construction:

18% (2000 est.)

transportation and utilities:

10% (2000 est.)

commerce:

36% (2000 est.)

lowest 10%:

NA

highest 10%:

NA

general assessment:

• modern internal telephone system with fiber-optic trunk lines;
• telecome sector provides a realatively high contribution to overall GDP;
• numberous competitors licensed, but small and localized (2017)

domestic:

fixed-line teledensity is about 37 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 158 per 100 persons (2017)

international:

• country code - 1-264;
• landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad;
• microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten

• 1 private TV station;
• multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available;
• about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned (2009)

total:

175 km (2004)

paved:

82 km (2004)

unpaved:

93 km (2004)

total:

1 (2017)

by type:

other 1 (2017)