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| National motto: Each Endeavouring, All Achieving | |||||
| Official language | English | ||||
| Political status | Non- sovereign, Overseas territory of the U.K | ||||
| Capital | The Valley | ||||
| Governor | Alan Huckle | ||||
| Chief MinisterA Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. The title is also used in the Crown Dependency of the Isle of Man. In the other Crown Dependencies in the Channel Islands, the office of | Osbourne FlemingOsbourne Berlington Fleming (born February 18, 1940) is the chief minister of Anguilla. He has held that post since March 6 2000, three days after the United Front, a conservative coalition which includes Fleming's Anguilla National Alliance won parliamen | ||||
| AreaThis article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. Article area (geometry) is more mathematical. Area is a quantity expressing the size of a region of space. Surface area refers to the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an objec - Total - % water | Ranked n/aHere is a list of the countries of the world in order of size . Values are given using SI (metric) units. Dependencies are shown with the main country; the total area is also given, but the list is ordered according to the areas excluding dependencies. 91 km²To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 10 km² (1000 hectares) and 100 km² (10,000 hectares). See also areas of other orders of magnitude. Areas smaller than 10 km² 10 km² is equal to: 3. 86 square miles 1000 hect Negligible | ||||
| PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of people—or organisms of a particular species—living in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in - Total ( 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom) | 12,800 | ||||
| Currency | East Caribbean dollar | ||||
| Time zone | UTC -4 | ||||
| National Song | God Bless Anguilla [1] | ||||
| Internet TLD | .AI | ||||
| Calling Code | 1-264 | ||||
Anguilla, or Snake is an island in the eastern Caribbean and is a British dependency with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state, represented by a Governor. The locally elected Chief Minister of the island serves as head of government.
First colonized by English settlers in 1650, Anguilla was incorporated into a single British dependency along with the neighbouring islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the early 19th century, much to the objections of many Anguillans. In 1980, however, Anguilla formally withdrew from the territory, becoming a separate British dependency, which it remains.
The island's main industries are fishing and tourism, with offshore banking playing and increasing role in the economy. Military defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. The majority of Anguillans are Protestant and are of African descent.