Anguilla

Anguilla
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Unity, Strength and Endurance"
Anthem:  "God Save the Queen" National song: "God Bless Anguilla"a
Location of  Anguilla  (circled in red)
Status	British Overseas Territory
Capital and largest city	The Valley
Official languages	English
Ethnic groups ([1])	90.1% Black 4.6% multiracial 3.7% European 1.5% other
Religion	90.3 % Christian 9.7 % Others
Demonym(s)	Anguillian
Government	Parliamentary dependency under a constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor	Tim Foy
• Deputy Governor	Perin A. Bradley
• Chief Minister	Victor Banks
• Responsible Ministerb (UK)	Alan Duncan MP
Legislature	House of Assembly
Establishment
• Overseas territory	1980
Area
• Total	91 km2 (35 sq mi) (unranked)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2021 estimate	15,753[2][3]
• 2011 census	13,452
• Density	132/km2 (341.9/sq mi) (n/a)
GDP (PPP)	2014 estimate
• Total	$311 million[4]
• Per capita	$29,493.3
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Time zone	UTC-4
Driving side	left
Calling code	+1-264
ISO 3166 code	AI
Internet TLD	.ai
"National Song of Anguilla". Official Website of the Government of Anguilla. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011. For the Overseas Territories. UK Postcode: AI-2640

Anguilla is a group of five islands in the Caribbean Sea. The islands are ruled by the United Kingdom.

Anguilla was colonized by the British Empire and used to be part of what is now Saint Kitts and Nevis, but broke away in 1980 so it could stay part of Great Britain. Saint Kitts and Nevis wanted to be independent.

It is named after the Spanish word for "eel", because it has such a shape.

Anguilla was first settled by Arawakan-speaking Indians who called it Malliouhana.

1. ↑ "Central America :: Anguilla — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
2. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
3. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
4. ↑ "UN Data". Retrieved 7 January 2017.