Country Flag of Anguilla Map of Anguilla, Courtesy of WorldAtlas.com

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Facts and Figures

arrow Official Name Anguilla

arrow Capital City The Valley.

arrow Languages English (official).

arrow Official Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD).

arrow Ethnic Groups Black (predominant), mulatto, white.

arrow Religions Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%.

arrow Population 12,446 (July 2002 est.).

arrow Land Area 91 sq km.

History

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.

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