Anguilla Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Anguilla with its capital The Valley is located in North America (Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean). It covers some 103 square kilometres (about one-half the size of Washington, DC) with 13,254 citizens. English is the language used by the people in Anguilla.

Anguilla is a small island nation in the Caribbean Sea, a few miles north of Saint Martin. It's a flat and low-lying island - with about 35 sq. miles, 16 miles long and 3 miles wide at the widest point. The highest point is Crocus Hill, at 65 meters. The island is made of limestone, providing many caves. Two of the most impressive being The Big Springs located in Island Harbour and The Fountain located in Shoal Bay. Anguilla also has many attractive coral reefs which provides habitats for a vast array of tropical fish and marine wildlife. This motivates individuals to take part in snorkeling.

Pictures from Capital (The Valley)

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About Anguilla

The landscape features flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone. The average density of population is about 129 per km². The climate in Anguilla can be described as tropical with moderated by northeast trade winds. Potential threats by nature are frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October).

To reach someone in Anguilla dial +1-264 prior to a number. There are 6,300 installed telephones. And there are 27,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 850, 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".ai". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 110V - 60Hz. The following list are the 1 regions/states in Anguilla we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Anguillan population grew at a rate of 2.21% (or by 326 citizens). With 65 deaths and 191 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.85%. 200 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Anguilla: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.