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| Country | Anguilla | | | Flag |  | | | Capital | name: The Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 04 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) | | | Population | 13,677 (July 2007 est.) | | | GMT | -4 | | | Location | Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
see map | | | Area | total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km | | | Ethnic groups | black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 Census) | | | Religions | Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 Census) | | | Languages | English (official) | | | Government type | NA | | | National holiday | Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967) | | | Constitution | Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 | | | Legal system | based on English common law | | | 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. | | Internet country code | .ai | |
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