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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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Source: The World Factbook
Population: 13,254
(July 2005 est.)
Capital: The Valley
Languages: English (official)
Religions: Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%,
none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 Census)
Government: NA
Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Geography: the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Ethnic groups: black
(predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.6% (2001 Census)
Economy: Anguilla has few natural
resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from
emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has
contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector,
which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and,
therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2002
est.)
GDP real growth: 2.8% (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate: 8% (2002)
Internet country code: .ai
Dial code: +264
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