ANGUILLA
Location:
Anguilla is located in the eastern Caribbean Sea, about 270 kilometres east of
Puerto Rico. Its total area is 91 square kilometres.
Population:
7,052 (July, 1994 estimate)
Languages:
Government:
Anguilla is a dependent territory of the United Kingdom.
Legal System:
The Anguillan legal system is based on English common law.
Telecommunications:
Anguilla has a modern internal telephone system and a radio relay microwave
link to the island of Saint Martin.
Economy:
Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on lobster fishing,
offshore banking, tourism and remittances from emigrants. In recent years, the
economy has benefited from a boom in tourism and construction. Development plans
center around the improvement of the infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist
facilities, and also light industry.
Industries:
Anguilla's main industries are tourism, banking, boat building and salt.
Currency:
1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
Exchange Rates:
East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)
Related sites:
Anguilla, British West Indies
Anguilla: Economy
Anguilla Home Page
Anguilla: Offshore Financial Centre
To the Offshore World home page.
To the Offshore Financial Centres page.