Anguilla

Anguilla
Overseas territory of the ‌United Kingdom


Motto Strength and Endurance
Anthem God Bless Anguilla God Save the Queen


Capital	The Valley

Status	Overseas territory
Monarch
- From 1952	Queen Elizabeth II
Governor
- From 2009	William Alistair Harrison
Chief Minister
- From 2010	Hubert Hughes

History
- December 19, 1980	Established

Area	91 km²

Population
- 2006	13,600
Density	149.4/km²

GDP	2006 (PPP)
- Total	US$ 0.1 billion
- Per capita	US$ 8,800

Currency	East Caribbean dollar

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Anguilla is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Caribbean.

Background

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.^[1]

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 has spurred the growth of the construction sector contributing 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.^[2]