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English settlers from Saint Kitts first colonized Anguilla in 1650. Great Britain administered the island until the early 19th century, when -- against the wishes of the inhabitants -- Anguilla 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, when Anguilla became a separate British dependency. In 2017, Hurricane Irma caused extensive damage on the island, particularly to communications and residential and business infrastructure.
Area: 91 sq km km2
Climate: tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Natural resources: salt, fish, lobster
Groups: African/Black 85.3%, Hispanic 4.9%, mixed 3.8%, White 3.2%, East Indian/Indian 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
Languages:
Religions: Protestant 73.2% (includes Anglican 22.7%, Methodist 19.4%, Pentecostal 10.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.3%, Baptist 7.1%, Church of God 4.9%, Presbyterian 0.2%, Brethren 0.1%), Roman Catholic 6.8%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 10.9%, other 3.2%, unspecified 0.3%, none 4.5% (2011 est.)
Capital: The Valley
Government type: parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK
Chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor Julia CROUCH (since 11 September 2023)
Head of government: Premier Cora RICHARDSON-HODGE (since 27 February 2025)
Description: House of Assembly - unicameral
small, tourism-dependent, territorial-island economy; very high public debt; COVID-19 crippled economic activity; partial recovery underway via tourism, benefitting from its high amount of timeshare residences; considering reopening oil refinery
tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
GDP by sector: Agriculture: n/a, Industry: n/a, Services: n/a
Export partners: Chile 60%, Netherlands 8%, Brazil 5%, Hungary 4%, USA 4% (2023)
Export commodities: packaged medicine, garments, vehicle parts/accessories, vaccines, cars (2023)
Import partners: Chile 50%, USA 27%, Botswana 15%, Japan 1%, Dominican Republic 1% (2023)
Import commodities: poultry, copper ore, natural gas, refined petroleum, fish (2023)
Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Information derived from worldfactbook.io (Lupon Media), open successor to the CIA World Factbook. Data sourced from World Bank, IMF, UN and other international organizations.