{
  "Introduction": {
    "Background": {
      "text": "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."
    }
  },
  "Geography": {
    "Location": {
      "text": "Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico"
    },
    "Geographic coordinates": {
      "text": "18 15 N, 63 10 W"
    },
    "Map references": {
      "text": "Central America and the Caribbean"
    },
    "Area": {
      "total": {
        "text": "91 sq km"
      },
      "land": {
        "text": "91 sq km"
      },
      "water": {
        "text": "0 sq km"
      }
    },
    "Area - comparative": {
      "text": "about one-half the size of Washington, DC"
    },
    "Land boundaries": {
      "text": "0 km"
    },
    "Coastline": {
      "text": "61 km"
    },
    "Maritime claims": {
      "territorial sea": {
        "text": "3 nm"
      },
      "exclusive fishing zone": {
        "text": "200 nm"
      }
    },
    "Climate": {
      "text": "tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds"
    },
    "Terrain": {
      "text": "flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone"
    },
    "Elevation": {
      "mean elevation": {
        "text": "NA"
      },
      "elevation extremes": {
        "text": "lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m ++ highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m"
      }
    },
    "Natural resources": {
      "text": "salt, fish, lobster"
    },
    "Land use": {
      "agricultural land": {
        "text": "0% ++ arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; permanent pasture 0%"
      },
      "forest": {
        "text": "61.1%"
      },
      "other": {
        "text": "38.9% (mostly rock with some commercial salt ponds) (2011 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Irrigated land": {
      "text": "0 sq km (2012)"
    },
    "Population - distribution": {
      "text": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast"
    },
    "Natural hazards": {
      "text": "frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)"
    },
    "Environment - current issues": {
      "text": "supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system"
    },
    "Geography - note": {
      "text": "the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles"
    }
  },
  "People and Society": {
    "Population": {
      "text": "16,752 (July 2016 est.)"
    },
    "Nationality": {
      "noun": {
        "text": "Anguillan(s)"
      },
      "adjective": {
        "text": "Anguillan"
      }
    },
    "Ethnic groups": {
      "text": "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": {
      "text": "English (official)"
    },
    "Religions": {
      "text": "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%, Presbytarian 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.)"
    },
    "Age structure": {
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "22.48% (male 1,924/female 1,842)"
      },
      "15-24 years": {
        "text": "14.05% (male 1,176/female 1,178)"
      },
      "25-54 years": {
        "text": "44.32% (male 3,340/female 4,084)"
      },
      "55-64 years": {
        "text": "10.51% (male 834/female 926)"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "8.64% (male 719/female 729) (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Median age": {
      "total": {
        "text": "34.6 years"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "32.7 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "36.4 years (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Population growth rate": {
      "text": "2% (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Birth rate": {
      "text": "12.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Death rate": {
      "text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Net migration rate": {
      "text": "11.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Population distribution": {
      "text": "most of the population is concentrated in The Valley in the center of the island; settlmement is fairly uniform in the southwest, but rather sparce in the northeast"
    },
    "Urbanization": {
      "urban population": {
        "text": "100% of total population (2015)"
      },
      "rate of urbanization": {
        "text": "1.19% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Major urban areas - population": {
      "text": "THE VALLEY (capital) 1,000 (2014)"
    },
    "Sex ratio": {
      "at birth": {
        "text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
      },
      "0-14 years": {
        "text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
      },
      "15-24 years": {
        "text": "1 male(s)/female"
      },
      "25-54 years": {
        "text": "0.82 male(s)/female"
      },
      "55-64 years": {
        "text": "0.9 male(s)/female"
      },
      "65 years and over": {
        "text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
      },
      "total population": {
        "text": "0.91 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Infant mortality rate": {
      "total": {
        "text": "3.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "2.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Life expectancy at birth": {
      "total population": {
        "text": "81.4 years"
      },
      "male": {
        "text": "78.8 years"
      },
      "female": {
        "text": "84.1 years (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Total fertility rate": {
      "text": "1.75 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
      "text": "43%",
      "note": {
        "text": "percent of women aged 15-45 (2003)"
      }
    },
    "Drinking water source": {
      "improved": {
        "text": " ++ urban: 94.6% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 94.6% of population"
      },
      "unimproved": {
        "text": " ++ urban: 5.4% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 5.4% of population (2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Sanitation facility access": {
      "improved": {
        "text": " ++ urban: 97.9% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 97.9% of population"
      },
      "unimproved": {
        "text": " ++ urban: 2.1% of population ++ rural: NA ++ total: 2.1% of population (2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
      "text": "NA"
    },
    "Major infectious diseases": {
      "note": {
        "text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
      }
    },
    "Education expenditures": {
      "text": "2.8% of GDP (2008)"
    }
  },
  "Government": {
    "Country name": {
      "conventional long form": {
        "text": "none"
      },
      "conventional short form": {
        "text": "Anguilla"
      },
      "etymology": {
        "text": "the name Anguilla means \"eel\" in various Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French) and likely derives from the island's lengthy shape"
      }
    },
    "Dependency status": {
      "text": "overseas territory of the UK"
    },
    "Government type": {
      "text": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK"
    },
    "Capital": {
      "name": {
        "text": "The Valley"
      },
      "geographic coordinates": {
        "text": "18 13 N, 63 03 W"
      },
      "time difference": {
        "text": "UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
      }
    },
    "Administrative divisions": {
      "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
    },
    "Independence": {
      "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
    },
    "National holiday": {
      "text": "Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)"
    },
    "Constitution": {
      "text": "several previous; latest 1 April 1982; amended 1990 (2016)"
    },
    "Legal system": {
      "text": "common law based on the English model"
    },
    "Citizenship": {
      "text": "see United Kingdom"
    },
    "Suffrage": {
      "text": "18 years of age; universal"
    },
    "Executive branch": {
      "chief of state": {
        "text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Christina SCOTT (since 23 July 2013)"
      },
      "head of government": {
        "text": "Chief Minister Hubert HUGHES (since 16 February 2010)"
      },
      "cabinet": {
        "text": "Executive Council appointed by the governor from among elected members of the House of Assembly"
      },
      "elections/appointments": {
        "text": "the monarchy is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed chief minister by the governor"
      }
    },
    "Legislative branch": {
      "description": {
        "text": "unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; seven members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, two appointed by the governor, and two ex officio members - the attorney general and deputy governor; members serve five-year terms)"
      },
      "elections": {
        "text": "last held on 22 April 2015 (next to be held in 2015)"
      },
      "election results": {
        "text": "percent of vote by party - AUF 54.4%, AUM 38.3%, DOVE 1.4%, independent 5.9%; seats by party - AUF 6, independent 1"
      }
    },
    "Judicial branch": {
      "highest court(s)": {
        "text": "the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) is the itinerant superior court of record for the 9-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to include Anguilla; the ECSC - headquartered on St. Lucia - is headed by the chief justice and is comprised of the Court of Appeal with 3 justices and the High Court with 16 judges; sittings of the Court of Appeal and High Court rotate among the 9 member states; High Court judges reside in 7 member states, though none resides on Anguilla"
      },
      "judge selection and term of office": {
        "text": "Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court chief justice appointed by Her Majesty, Queen ELIZABETH II; other justices and judges appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission; Court of Appeal justices appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 65; High Court judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 62"
      },
      "subordinate courts": {
        "text": "Magistrate's Court; Juvenile Court"
      }
    },
    "Political parties and leaders": {
      "text": "Anguilla United Front or AUF [Victor BANKS] (an alliance of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA) ++ Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Dr. Ellis WEBSTER] ++ Democracy, Opportunity, Vision, and Empowerment Party or DOVE [Sutcliffe HODGE]"
    },
    "International organization participation": {
      "text": "Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UNESCO (associate), UPU"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation in the US": {
      "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
    },
    "Diplomatic representation from the US": {
      "text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
    },
    "Flag description": {
      "text": "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 a turquoise-blue field below; the white in the background represents peace; the blue base symbolizes the surrounding sea, as well as faith, youth, and hope; the three dolphins stand for endurance, unity, and strength"
    },
    "National symbol(s)": {
      "text": "dolphin"
    },
    "National anthem": {
      "name": {
        "text": "\"God Bless Anguilla\""
      },
      "lyrics/music": {
        "text": "Alex RICHARDSON"
      },
      "note": {
        "text": "local anthem adopted 1981; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Economy": {
    "Economy - overview": {
      "text": "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."
    },
    "GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
      "text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.) ++ $191.7 million (2008 est.) ++ $108.9 million (2004 est.)"
    },
    "GDP (official exchange rate)": {
      "text": "$175.4 million (2009 est.)"
    },
    "GDP - real growth rate": {
      "text": "-8.5% (2009 est.)"
    },
    "GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
      "text": "$12,200 (2008 est.)"
    },
    "GDP - composition, by end use": {
      "household consumption": {
        "text": "69.8%"
      },
      "government consumption": {
        "text": "14.9%"
      },
      "investment in fixed capital": {
        "text": "20.4%"
      },
      "investment in inventories": {
        "text": "0%"
      },
      "exports of goods and services": {
        "text": "43.1%"
      },
      "imports of goods and services": {
        "text": "-48.2% (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
      "agriculture": {
        "text": "2.3%"
      },
      "industry": {
        "text": "21%"
      },
      "services": {
        "text": "76.6% (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Agriculture - products": {
      "text": "small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising"
    },
    "Industries": {
      "text": "tourism, boat building, offshore financial services"
    },
    "Industrial production growth rate": {
      "text": "2% (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Labor force": {
      "text": "6,049 (2001)"
    },
    "Labor force - by occupation": {
      "agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining": {
        "text": "4%"
      },
      "manufacturing": {
        "text": "3%"
      },
      "construction": {
        "text": "18%"
      },
      "transportation and utilities": {
        "text": "10%"
      },
      "commerce": {
        "text": "36%"
      },
      "services": {
        "text": "29% (2000 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Unemployment rate": {
      "text": "8% (2002)"
    },
    "Population below poverty line": {
      "text": "23% (2002 est.)"
    },
    "Household income or consumption by percentage share": {
      "lowest 10%": {
        "text": "NA%"
      },
      "highest 10%": {
        "text": "NA%"
      }
    },
    "Budget": {
      "revenues": {
        "text": "$95.07 billion"
      },
      "expenditures": {
        "text": "$86.63 billion (2016 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Taxes and other revenues": {
      "text": "54,202.4% of GDP (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
      "text": "4,814.2% of GDP (2016 est.)"
    },
    "Public debt": {
      "text": "20.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 20.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
    },
    "Fiscal year": {
      "text": "1 April - 31 March"
    },
    "Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
      "text": "-0.3% (2016 est.) ++ -1% (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Central bank discount rate": {
      "text": "6.5% (31 December 2010) ++ 6.5% (31 December 2009)"
    },
    "Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
      "text": "9% (31 December 2016 est.) ++ 9.1% (31 December 2015 est.)"
    },
    "Stock of narrow money": {
      "text": "$28.38 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $25.98 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
    },
    "Stock of broad money": {
      "text": "$409.6 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $397.8 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
    },
    "Stock of domestic credit": {
      "text": "$427.7 million (31 December 2016 est.) ++ $422.5 million (31 December 2015 est.)"
    },
    "Current account balance": {
      "text": "-$50.1 million (2015 est.) ++ -$46.9 million (2014 est.)"
    },
    "Exports": {
      "text": "$5.6 million (2016 est.) ++ $6 million (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Exports - commodities": {
      "text": "lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum"
    },
    "Imports": {
      "text": "$128.3 million (2016 est.) ++ $128.6 million (2015 est.)"
    },
    "Imports - commodities": {
      "text": "fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles"
    },
    "Debt - external": {
      "text": "$8.8 million (1998) ++ $41.04 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
    },
    "Exchange rates": {
      "text": "East Caribbean dollars (XCD) per US dollar - ++ 2.7 (2016 est.) ++ 2.7 (2015 est.) ++ 2.7 (2014 est.) ++ 2.7 (2013 est.) ++ 2.7 (2012 est.)"
    }
  },
  "Communications": {
    "Telephones - fixed lines": {
      "total subscriptions": {
        "text": "6,000"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "37 (July 2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telephones - mobile cellular": {
      "total": {
        "text": "26,000"
      },
      "subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
        "text": "158 (July 2015 est.)"
      }
    },
    "Telephone system": {
      "general assessment": {
        "text": "modern internal telephone system"
      },
      "domestic": {
        "text": "fixed-line teledensity is about 35 per 100 persons; mobile-cellular teledensity is roughly 160 per 100 persons"
      },
      "international": {
        "text": "country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin/Sint Maa (2015)"
      }
    },
    "Broadcast media": {
      "text": "1 private TV station; multi-channel cable TV subscription services are available; about 10 radio stations, one of which is government-owned (2007)"
    },
    "Internet country code": {
      "text": ".ai"
    },
    "Internet users": {
      "total": {
        "text": "12,000"
      },
      "percent of population": {
        "text": "76% (July 2015 est.)"
      }
    }
  },
  "Transportation": {
    "National air transport system": {
      "number of registered air carriers": {
        "text": "2"
      },
      "inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
        "text": "3 (2015)"
      }
    },
    "Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
      "text": "VP-A (2016)"
    },
    "Airports": {
      "text": "2 (2013)"
    },
    "Airports - with paved runways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "1,524 to 2,437 m": {
        "text": "1 (2013)"
      }
    },
    "Airports - with unpaved runways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "1"
      },
      "under 914 m": {
        "text": "1 (2013)"
      }
    },
    "Roadways": {
      "total": {
        "text": "175 km"
      },
      "paved": {
        "text": "82 km"
      },
      "unpaved": {
        "text": "93 km (2004)"
      }
    },
    "Ports and terminals": {
      "major seaport(s)": {
        "text": "Blowing Point, Road Bay"
      }
    }
  },
  "Military and Security": {
    "Military - note": {
      "text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
    }
  },
  "Transnational Issues": {
    "Disputes - international": {
      "text": "none"
    },
    "Illicit drugs": {
      "text": "transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe"
    }
  }
}