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none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Independence: none (overseas territory of the UK)

      National holiday: Anguilla Day, 30 May

      Constitution: Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990

      Legal system: based on English common law

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952);

       represented by Governor Alan HOOLE (since 1 November 1995)

       head of government: Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 March

       1994)

       cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the

       elected members of the House of Assembly

       elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by

       the monarch; chief minister appointed by the governor from among the

       members of the House of Assembly

      Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 4 March 1999 (next to be held March 2004) election results: percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—ANA 2, AUP 2, ADP 2, independent 1

      Judicial branch: High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean

       Supreme Court)

      Political parties and leaders: Anguilla National Alliance or ANA

      International organization participation: Caricom (observer),

       CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate)

      Diplomatic representation in the US: none (overseas territory of

       the UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US: none (overseas territory

       of the UK)

      Flag description: 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 blue wavy water below

      Economy

      Economy—overview: Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. The economy, and especially the tourism sector, suffered a setback in late 1995 due to the effects of Hurricane Luis in September but recovered in 1996. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, contributed to economic growth in 1997–98. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financing sector. A comprehensive package of financial services legislation was enacted in late 1994. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend on the tourism sector and, therefore, on continuing income growth in the industrialized nations.

      GDP: purchasing power parity—$81 million (1997 est.)

      GDP—real growth rate: 6.5% (1997 est.)

      GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity?$7,300 (1997 est.)

      GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 4% industry: 16% services: 80% (1996 est.)

      Population below poverty line: NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA%

       highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.6% (1997)

      Labor force: 4,400 (1992)

      Labor force—by occupation: commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%

      Unemployment rate: 7% (1992 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $20.4 million

       expenditures: $23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8

       million (1997 est.)

      Industries: tourism, boat building, offshore financial services

      Industrial production growth rate: 3.1% (1997 est.)

      Electricity—production: NA kWh

      Electricity—production by source: fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%

      Electricity—consumption: NA kWh

      Electricity—exports: NA kWh

      Electricity—imports: NA kWh

      Agriculture—products: pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes; sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, poultry; fish, lobsters

      Exports: $1.6 million (1997)

      Exports—commodities: lobster, fish, livestock, salt

      Exports—partners: NA

      Imports: $54.2 million (1997)

      Imports—commodities: NA

      Imports—partners: NA

      Debt—external: $8.5 million (1996)

      Economic aid—recipient: $3.5 million (1995)

      Currency: 1 East Caribbean dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

      Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1—2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)

      Fiscal year: 1 April—31 March

      Communications

      Telephones: 890

      Telephone system:

       domestic: modern internal telephone system

       international: microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin

       (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)

      Radios: 2,000 (1992 est.)

      Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)

      Televisions: NA

      Transportation

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1992 est.)

      Ports and harbors: Blowing Point, Road Bay

      Merchant marine: none

      Airports: 3 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with paved runways:

       total: 1

       914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.)

      Airports—with unpaved runways:

       total: 2

       under 914 m: 2 (1998 est.)

      Military

      Military—note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: none

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      @Antarctica—————

      Geography

      Location: continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle

      Geographic coordinates: 90 00 S, 0 00 E

      Map references: Antarctic Region

      Area:

       total: 14 million sq km

       land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km

       ice-covered) (est.)

       note: second-smallest